100 year old woman dies a day after getting her degree
They said it was the last thing on her bucket list. Harriet Richardson Ames, a hospice patient, held on until the day after she received documents verifying that she had indeed, completed her long desired degree.
I saw this article on Yahoo and almost cried. That got me to thinking about all of the things that I have on my bucket list – all the things I want to do before I die. I created my list years ago when I was about 21 and although there’s a few things on there that I have actually had an opportunity to cross off, there are still so many.
Of course, I won’t bore you with the whole list, but here’s 10 things I still want to do before I die. And since I don’t know how much time the good Lord has given me, I’d better get to it – I don’t want to run out of time.
1. Write and publish several books
2. Finish learning Spanish
3. Take several mission trips to countries in Africa; to Jamaica; to Haiti
4. Visit Alaska during the summer solstice and enjoy 24-hours worth of sunshine
5. See the pyramids
6. Watch the sun set over a California beach
7. Take an RV trip across the US
8. Open a group home for teenage mothers
9. Purchase a home with at least 2 acres of land (to share w/family)
10. Be my own boss
That’s my abbreviated list. What’s on your bucket list?
If you’d like you can read Harriet Richardson Ames’ full story here:
NH teacher, 100, gets degree a day before dying
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Kiesha holds a Master of Arts in English and is a graduate of the University of Toledo.
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It truly is a remarkable and poignant story, reminding us all that life is short and we only have so much time to do the things we want to do. I recently stumbled across my first bucket list that I wrote when I was twelve and I revised it. Now I’m trying to work my way through it all and it’s encouraging to see others like you, who are trying to do the same. I grew up in Alaska, so I can say that the summers are absolutely beautiful and the sunshine all day, while amazing, gets old after living with it. But still go and see it. Quite the sight to see. Good luck with everything!
Now you’ve got me all excited and trying to figure out what I can do to get to Alexa this summer. Thanks for stopping and for you kind words.