My Favorite Older Person Essay

MY FAVORITE OLDER PERSON ESSAY
By: Bryce Henson
Do you have somebody in your life that is in your corner of your world, that knows how you feel and likes what you like? Well, I do and her name is Mabel. Mabel inspires me because she is a writer. She writes about her childhood memories and fairy tails and is very talented. She is very exquisite and is always giving. She is 88 years young. If I had to describe her in a few words I’d say she is a southern bell. She has wispy grayish brown hair and never leaves home without her hair just right and her make-up on. She says to never sit still ( at her age) because you might stop moving. She has a zest for life that not everyone has. Whenever I finish a writing piece I go over to her house and she helps me check my writing.
Writing isn’t her only talent. She is also a gardener. She has a giant garden on the side and back of her yard, she even has a little patch of bamboo. During the spring time the flowers blossom and it is a magnificent sight; it’s like a sheet of lavender ,deep blue and scarlet blossoms covering the plants.
I’ve known Mable since I was a little boy. I used to go over to her house when I was 5 years old and she always had a hot batch of cookies to share with me. When I was finished with my cookies, I played with a little wooden man on a stick and when you moved the stick, the little man danced around. I would play with him, and giggle. Mabel also had little wind up toys that I would play with and chase all around the room.
Mabel inspires me and encourages me, she inspires me to write a story and encourages me while I’m writing it. She just gives me that warmth; like being wrapped in a blanket of sunshine. She knows how I feel and is always willing to talk.
Mabel does lots of community work. She volunteers at Heritage Village and sews costumes for the people that volunteer there. She gives tours there, too. She has volunteered and done so many things there that they gave her, her own house to write in.
Mabel is always giving. On special occasions she brings over home made jelly biscuits and boy are they delicious. She even gave me her husbands writing clipboard even though he has passed away. I could never do something so generous!
I want to be able to write just like Mabel, and be a magnificent author. I am blessed to have somebody so amazing in my life, that I can learn so much from. That is why Mabel is my favorite older person.

Cheesy, I know!!

I love the way you love me! Even your cheesy ways. I love my husband. We always say God sure knew what he was doing when he put the two of us together. Not that everything is perfect all the time......but man, I love being married to him. I'm not kidding you for 15 years this is how my omelette's have been served to me. Every time it makes me so excited and gives me a big pit pat right in the heart. There are so many ways he loves me.....but this is a cheesy one that I LOVE!

Bunch of Sickies!

Whew, I haven't been hit with a flu bug like this since after my sweet Haley was born. I remember being so sick, others were taking care of her and bringing her into me just to nurse. It was so bad.
Well, Riley and I were hit hard this time. Riley was a day ahead of me and she seemed to handle it all a lot better than me! I literally laid in bed for two solid days. I honestly don't know what I would have done without my sweet hubby. He called into work and took over....everything! Once he came into our room to check on me and I was breaking a fever and half delirious and I just cried with thankfulness! What would I do without you? I felt so sick, but so special in my heart knowing how blessed I am for having such an unbelievable husband. He just gave me a big hug and said, "you know I'll always have your back babe." I'm feeling much better today, but not 100% and Haley girl woke up with a fever today.:( I guess it's going to take it's rounds. YUCK!