Just weeks before turning 102, Mary Shy told CBN News she never dreamed she would still be on this side of eternity.
“It’s just what the Lord wants. So you don’t argue about that. When He’s ready, He’ll come get me,” she said. “He’s got something here for me to do. I don’t know what it is, but when He finishes with me, then I’ll get to go home.”
Still sharp as a tack, Mary worked at an accounting firm until age 88. She also lived alone for the last 40 years until just three months ago when she moved in with her grandson and his wife, David and Kelly Duncan.
“She’s spunky. She has an incredible sense of humor. She takes things very lightly. She’s very kind,” Kelly told CBN News. “People ask if she complains a lot, and she doesn’t.”
Mary remains very active. Each week she goes to church and gets her hair done. She even gets a pedicure every other week. She does many of the household chores such as laundry and washing dishes, as well as preparing many of her own meals, like her favorite lunch which includes a bacon and jam sandwich, and often a
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