My mom, Peggy O’Neill, turns 89 on November 14th. Still going strong, Mom’s still very much this ‘middle-aged’ guy’s Mom and is as invested in her role as wife, mother, and friend to many as she has ever been. It goes to prove that while our roles change over time, we still can serve God in important ways. May we forge against the tide of this day to disregard our elders. “Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:32 NASB [Originally posted May 9, 2010] It was September of 1943 when Peggy Riley loaded up her brand new, yet very used green 1932 Model “A” Ford coupe with its rumble seat and Kelly green spoked wheels, blessed with questionable brakes and glass jars of water for a radiator that was wont to boiling-over. Armed with a new bachelor’s degree from Emmanuel College in the Fenway in Boston and with a desire to teach, the single child of Pearl and Jimmy Riley, a local “poor man’s lawyer” from Lowell, drove northward into the relatively distant and far-off village of Newmarket, New Hampshire. Peggy had jumped at the Continue reading →
