Friday, May 2, 2025

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." ~ copied


Good morning and welcome to this day, Friday, May 2, 2025. Wow! For those of us who are a wee bit older, time does seem to move faster. Here's some of what health science has to say about this: "Time appears to pass faster for older people due to a combination of factors, including changes in brain processing speed and the accumulation of experiences that make each new day feel less significant compared to when we were younger." Changes in brain processing speed. Check. Days as an older person seen less significant than when one was a younger person. Check. The young girl at the pharmacy who checked me out yesterday was born in the year 2000. She looked at my information and gave me this tidbit: "Oh sir, just think, you were 54 when I was born." Oh thanks for that vote of confidence. While I don't believe in ducking any of the issues surrounding the aging process I don't go around looking for reminders of it. I know you know what I mean. Right, Vern? Just so you know, that little child at the checkout looked about 12 to me, not 25. Oh well, the old brain processing unit, it's not what it used to be. Yesterday, our granddaughter brought her two, our great grands by for a visit.  How blessed I felt to sit and rock little Avery Lynn, she is 5 months old. They tell me my dad who died in January of 1954 loved babies. Maybe that's why there were six of us stair stepped kids. But, it was said that if he was around a baby and a rocking chair it would not be long before he would be rocking that little one. Me too! I spent a lot of time doing just that yesterday. Maybe being older is not so bad. I should right that down. Right?

 


The song says I have more to be thankful for than I did yesterday. That's not exactly what it says but I used this phrase because it fitted my purpose today. Got it? My slow processor just issued its thoughts on that statement. He agrees and therefore I do too! We continue our prayerful watch with the wife's sister as we await the lab results and the recommended next steps as she deals with the 'C' word. She has a great attitude and lets face it, she has said and I wholeheartedly agree, it's in God's hands and whatever He decides she is ready. Ready. Being ready is our calling. Quoting Bible verses is good. Enjoying the encouragement and prayers of others helps a lot. Please continue to pray, however, nothing takes the place of knowing God is with you each step of the way. That's where faith carries us through. We don't live with a hope so, we find our very being with a know so, and, that has to do with God's grace, mercy, and peace as we deal with all that we come in contact with in our journey here. I've been blessed to have been able to share a few words with those who are about to arrive at their real home, their heavenly home. How wonderful it is to be able to say, "See you later.", as opposed to "Goodbye." Okay. I started to say I've said enough for today, but, even with the slower processor there always seems to be more where that came from. Have a great day today, a wonderful Saturday, and, may Sunday, the first day of the brand new week, find us all in the meeting place where believers gather to worship God and learn more from His Word. Amen.  

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