{"id":7588,"date":"2016-08-11T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-11T20:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=7588"},"modified":"2016-08-11T15:21:58","modified_gmt":"2016-08-11T20:21:58","slug":"granny-says-goal-will-keep-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2016\/08\/11\/granny-says-goal-will-keep-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Granny Says a Goal Will Keep You Going"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GrannyLord I’m running, trying to make a hundred…ninety-nine and a half won’t do…<\/em>Granny’s got a goal, and she’s\u00a0singing a new song\u00a0to let\u00a0the world know she is on a mission.<\/p>\n

This past weekend I\u00a0spent some time with\u00a0her\u00a0in anticipation of\u00a0her upcoming birthday. \u00a0I arrived a few days before the big event and\u00a0one of the first things she said to me was…<\/p>\n

You know I have a birthday on Tuesday. <\/em><\/p>\n

You do? How old will you be?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ll be 93 years old. <\/em><\/p>\n

Then she started singing..Lord I’m running, trying to make a hundred…ninety-nine and a half won’t do…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I said, “Granny is that your goal?” She said, “Yeah child, you gotta be striving for something.”<\/p>\n

Isn’t that awesome? At 93 Granny still has plans for the future. She’s set a goal, and she’s reaching toward it. Thank God she has made up her mind to live as long as she’s alive.<\/p>\n

If you’re a long-time reader of my blog, you may remember my post from her 90th birthday celebration\u00a0where I shared\u00a0some of her wit and wisdom<\/a>. They were lessons learned from a life filled with incredible highs, and lows most of us can’t even imagine. Chronic illness, the loss of\u00a03 husbands, and burying 5 of her 9 children way too soon are just a part of the trials that have dotted\u00a0her life. Yet in spite of it all,\u00a0she\u00a0continues to persevere.<\/p>\n

I constantly marvel at her ability to smile and keep on keeping on, but\u00a0what struck me the most this time was that at 93 she has the audacity to have\u00a0a goal. Can you imagine? After having nearly seen it all, and in some cases twice, she wants to stick around to see what’s next.\u00a0Her zest for life is such a poignant reminder\u00a0that at every age, and in every season,\u00a0God has so much more in store.<\/p>\n

That’s why I couldn’t wait to get back and share this happy moment with you! Because sometimes, well let’s face it, you and I just go through the motions. We live but our lives lack any excitement for being here. We stop dreaming and believing that God could possibly have more for us to learn, experience, and enjoy. We get complacent, lulled into a life that is alright,\u00a0although less than\u00a0fulfilling.<\/p>\n

But Granny’s gumption reminded me that it doesn’t have to be that way. We can aspire for more no matter the season. God’s great creation is full of wonders to be explored, and no matter how old we get, we can\u00a0always have hope for good things to come.<\/p>\n

I don’t know about you, but I want that kind of joy in my life. I want to keep striving for bigger and better things\u00a0even as I get closer to life’s second season. So I’m setting some new goals, embracing an air of expectancy, and boldly believing the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n

How about you? What’s your goal for this stage of your journey? I hope Granny’s enthusiasm for life encourages you too to aim higher.\u00a0This life\u00a0we have is so precious. Let’s live it until the very end!<\/p>\n

Loving on Me as I Love You!<\/p>\n

Hugs and Blessings\u00a0\u2665<\/p>\n

PS – A great way to get started is to sign up for our free Go Get Your More<\/a> journey. It’s 52 weeks of inspiration, encouragement and practical tips for accessing the more God has in store for YOU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lord I’m running, trying to make a hundred…ninety-nine and a half won’t do…Granny’s got a goal, and she’s\u00a0singing a new song\u00a0to let\u00a0the world know she is on a mission. This past weekend I\u00a0spent some time with\u00a0her\u00a0in anticipation of\u00a0her upcoming birthday. \u00a0I arrived a few days before the big event and\u00a0one of the first things she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sharing_disabled":false,"switch_like_status":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[204997548,114917237],"tags":[204997985,204997984,204997597,122792808],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_4622.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4eAxC-1Yo","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}