When I was 21, it was a very good year…But now the days are short, I’m in the autumn of my yearsAnd now I think of my life as vintage wineFrom fine old kegsFrom the brim to the dregsIt poured sweet and clearIt was a very good year[songwriter: ervin drake][sung by frank sinatra] October 31,ContinueContinue reading “WHEN I WAS 21”
Category Archives: Aging
AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE!
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.[PHILIPPIANS 4:4-6 NRSVUE] I’ve been spending a lot of time at funerals lately. Over theContinueContinue reading “AGAIN I WILL SAY, REJOICE!”
EIGHT DECADES ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY
The span of our life is seventy years,Perhaps in strength even eighty;yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow,for they pass away quickly and we are gone.Psalm 90:10 On October 31, 2024, I celebrate my 80th birthday. This year will be somewhat unique in that I will be recovering from hip replacement surgeryContinueContinue reading “EIGHT DECADES ON LIFE’S HIGHWAY”
Walking Together in Faith 