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By Matthew Enquist<\/p>\n

CHICAGO, IL (April 28, 2009) – Mabel Ball of Covenant Village of Northbrook was living in suburban Chicago the last time the Cubs won the World Series, in 1908.
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\n\u201cMy parents wouldn\u2019t take me to the game!\u201d she jokes.<\/p>\n

Mabel Ball, who turns 101 in August, is one of 44 centenarians – people over the age of 100 – living in Covenant Retirement Communities<\/a> (CRC). Many of them continue in residential programs and live very active lives.<\/p>\n

The oldest CRC resident is 108 years old and lives in Covenant Village of Florida.<\/p>\n

\"Ball\"Ball was born in Washington, Illinois, on August 6, 1908. She spent much of her childhood in Zion, Illinois, from 1913 until her mother passed away in 1929. When her mother died, Ball dropped out of school so she could work to help support the family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been trying to get my education ever since she died by listening and observing and reading,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ve always had a lot of curiosity about the world and about what I read. I want to know why things are the way they are. I want to know deeper truths.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ball got married in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. She met her husband when they were two shy kids in the same Sunday school class during primary school.<\/p>\n

He later decided to \u201cmake a claim.\u201d Scraping together the funds for a wedding was difficult. \u201cHe put his life on hold to get that ring!\u201d she says. \u201cBut he did it and we were very happy together for 62 years. He was a very good student and was truly my sponsor and the one who could encourage me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ball, who has lived at Northbrook for eight years, has five children, 21 grandkids, and nearly twice that many grandchildren, many of whom visit her regularly.<\/p>\n

Helen Macdonald, 104, was born in Indiana in 1904 as an only child. She owned and operated a trucking business in Cleveland, Ohio, until her retirement at age 62. She moved to Covenant Village of Florida in 1994.<\/p>\n

MacDonald misses playing golf, a sport she played three times a week until she was 93. She claims that it was golf and playing the organ that kept her young (see accompanying photo).<\/p>\n

Each night she sits down at the organ before bed and plays her late husband Jack MacDonald\u2019s favorite song, \u201cUnforgettable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI play in honor of Jack,\u201d she says \u201cHe was a good man, and we were married for 30 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have faith that God\u2019s in control of your life.\u201d<\/h6>\n

While both women have an incredible wealth of memories, neither shows their age.
\nThey each have their own reasons for living so long.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy secret has been pretty well exposed in all the magazines lately – it\u2019s meditation that helps keep me feeling good,\u201d MacDonald says.<\/p>\n

She jokingly adds, \u201cBut I\u2019m going to stop doing it. I\u2019m living too long!\u201d<\/p>\n

For Ball, the recipe was a combination of eating right and living a life of faith. \u201cWe were never extravagant, and we did a lot of things the natural way,\u201d she says.\u201d We grew our own food and butchered a lot of our own meat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, the Bible tells me that my days are numbered,\u201d she adds. \u201cSo, if my days are numbered, you\u2019re going to have to learn to roll with the punches. You\u2019ll have good times and bad times and life isn\u2019t easy, but you have to have faith that God\u2019s in control of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

But for Ball, there also is a mental aspect to supplement the physical and spiritual: you can\u2019t let yourself \u201cthink old.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe secret to living longer was to hang around younger people,\u201d says Ball. \u201cI always tried to be in dialogue with younger friends. I mentored a lot of young women through our Bible study groups and I think they really helped me, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the years, both women point to God\u2019s providential hand at work in their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cGod has been at work guiding and protecting me my whole life,\u201d says MacDonald. \u201cMy community of faith, the Catholic Church, has been a strong presence. I get to go every Sunday with friends here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes a whole lifetime to learn what he wants of your life, and I\u2019m still not through learning.\u201d<\/h5>\n

Ball, too, credits God\u2019s consistent presence in her long life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned to trust him when I was very young, and I was always interested in learning,\u201d says Ball. \u201cIt takes a whole lifetime to learn what he wants of your life, and I\u2019m still not through learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ball points to God\u2019s sustaining work for her and her family in tough times. \u201cWhen the downs came we knew we could still trust him to get us through it. When you know who\u2019s in control, you can endure. You have to get past the problem and know that there is an answer and that he can work it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both women have words of wisdom for younger generations.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust be a good person,\u201d says MacDonald. \u201cKeep a song in your heart and a smile on your face. You just have to go with the flow and not fight it. That was especially true during the Depression.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ball gives advice to seek sound wisdom, advice that she has consistently followed in her dedication to learning all she can. \u201cGet to know God. Don\u2019t get away from the Solid Rock, the hope of all generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both women are happy they moved into Covenant Retirement Communities. \u201cThere are lots of activities for me here and all the socializing that we have is always a pleasure,\u201d says MacDonald.<\/p>\n

When Ball first moved in, she was leaving a home she loved, a quiet place in the woods. \u201cI wanted to run away the first couple of weeks,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was too confining. I didn\u2019t have the nice windows and nice birds that I could feed. But you finally get used to it, and I had to be somewhere that if I needed help, there was help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Christian atmosphere is a good thing and gives me people to relate to.\u201d<\/h6>\n

Ultimately, Ball says her move was a good decision. She enjoys singing in the choir and taking part in Bible studies with her peers, who often represent diverse viewpoints.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of all the denominations I\u2019ve come across, there has always been something to learn,\u201d says Ball. \u201cWe can disagree in love. The Christian atmosphere is a good thing and gives me people to relate to.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Ball and MacDonald enjoy life in their homes, the people that work around them feel privileged to serve.<\/p>\n

Jan Friz\u00e9n, director of marketing at Covenant Village of Florida says of MacDonald,\u00a0 \u201cShe\u2019s an inspiration to us because she\u2019s one of the most positive people I know. Her smile makes us all want to be better. I want to be just like her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neil Warnygora, executive director of CV Northbrook, cites Ball\u2019s positive attitude during Northbrook\u2019s ongoing remodeling construction as just one example of her influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe brings vitality and a positive attitude toward each day the Lord gives her,\u201d Warnygora says. \u201cI have no doubt that this positive spirit is a reflection of how she has lived every day of her life.\u201d<\/p>\n

MacDonald and Ball are just two of many centenarians living in Covenant Retirement Communities across the country, serving as a resource for Covenanters moving forward into the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonoring our elders is our mission at Covenant Village of Northbrook and all our Covenant Retirement Communities,\u201d says Warnygora.<\/p>\n

(Editor\u2019s note: Matt Enquist is a North Park University student completing an internship with the Department of Communication.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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