There are three signs you are getting older. The first has to do with memory loss. Sorry. I forget the other two.

Good morning and welcome to another exciting experience here at the ole blogger ranch. Thanks for showing up on this Thursday, June 12, 2025. I will be brief today because we have Legacy Choir practice this morning. Let me break that down for you. We have old people's choir practice and since that's who we are, we will do our best to be there. Society has come up with different names to describe folks who are senior citizens or older adults, seniors, or elder adults. Other terms include elderly people, older persons, and people 65 and older. More casual terms can include golden-agers, old-timers, or retirees. I vaguely remember resisting any names for myself that might indicate I had crossed some type of older age threshold. Not any more. I am blessed to be able to see, somewhat dimly, that lighted sign up ahead with neon numbers. It says 80. To be honest I never actually thought about longevity until I was a part of it, even if I still am using training wheels in the category. I read where we have just under 90,000 folks here in the US who are 100 or older. Impressive. Think about this, that number has doubled since 1980. And, just so you know, the fastest growing age group by percentage in America are those 85 and older. I guess I'll just have to embrace the fact that I am cool with being an old timer. Here's a little funny story about how we older folks get ourselves into humorous situations. "Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.‘I don’t know,’ he said ‘She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.'" (Copied)

 

You do know I'm just kidding around. Changing to a serious matter, I remind us all how the ground is level at the foot of the Cross, therefore, any and all are welcome. We hear much about groups being discriminated against today, but, the message of the Gospel transcends all the ways in which people are designated. Everyone is welcome. Young people. Teenagers. Young Adults. Middle Aged. And, thankfully, us old folks too! Regardless of creed or color. Yay. I am getting ready soon to teach the passage where Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. (John Chapter 4) Jesus broke every norm, every religious rule invented to separate, to reach out to this woman who needed to see and accept Him as her Lord and Savior. This passage is one that ends up being loaded with conviction for us all as we see our Savior reaching out to the outcast of this world. Okay. I will close with this one. There's room at the Cross for you. Yep. There is. You can count on it. Have a great day and thanks again for showing up. It means a lot. And, for those who may be wondering. I do have a walking cane. I've never used it, but, I do have it. Just in case. Like wearing a belt and suspenders, being prepared is important. If you are not prepared to leave this world, well, there's no better time than NOW! Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved. (Acts 16:31) May God work in all our hearts to achieve His wonderful purpose for each of us. Amen and Amen!