Day 12 of the 2026 A to Z Challenge Blog for the Letter L

Good morning. Well, today will be a busy day for me. Unfortunately, it’s another rainy day–Noah may have to start work on the ark again. I have an appointment with my orthopedic surgeon today for X-rays and my one-year evaluation of my hip replacement. We’ll be discussing next steps for hip number two. It’s nowhere as bad as the first one was, but I never want to feel that pain again, so, if I can get on the surgery list later this year, that’s a bonus.

Today’s letter is L. Many words come to mind when I look at L. For example LIGHT, which has veveral meanings, LOVE, which again can be applied to a variety of people, places, things, and situations, LISTENING which is a skill I fear many of us have lost, not just in the sense of hearing but of understanding, but the one that comes to mind most this morning is LIFE.

I’m fortunate to come from a family with longevity. My father was 91 when he died as a result of a fall and my mother was 96. She may not have been healthy in mind at the end, but she wasn’t unhappy in her imaginary world either. But who am I to judge? I live in an imaginary world now.

This morning, instead of ruminating on the current conditions all around us that affect our lives in so many different ways, I’m just going to share some of my favorite memes with you, some of the ones I shared with my granddaughter when she realized that the life she’d planned out for herself was no longer the life she wanted. There are no guaranees in life, nor is it without end. Hold on to those you love.