July 6, 2018

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all
-The Beatles, In My Life

Mary Ann was born in Kentucky and used to travel the country while in a folk band.

"What's your favorite song?" I asked.
"In My Life, by The Beatles."

Then she sang some of the song to me. I wished my wife was there because that's her favorite song also. Along with the Beatles, she likes Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. She particularly doesn't like heavy metal music.

She has a large growth under her neck that doctors don't know the cause of. She also suffers from cataracts. She wears the lensless glasses to protect her eyes from being inadvertently touched. Regardless, she faithfully plays her auto harp and sings at a local church every Sunday except for one Sunday. "It just seemed like there was something missing from the church service when Mary Ann wasn't here", said one of the pastors of the church.

Mary Ann, though in a temporary body, sings to her eternal Lord.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
-2 Corinthians 4:16

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint.
-Isaiah 40:31