
If I do have a consistent calling, it’s simply to be an encourager.I have plenty of dreams, goals, and plans.I’m not dead because I haven’t completed what I was put here to do.I intend to have many more years ahead of me.I’m not going to overthink that, because it’s irrelevant. I’ve tried to draw some parallels to what 2020 has been and what turning 64 means in this particular year. It doesn’t feel all that different from being 63. I’m wondering about what I’ll do when I’m 65.And He’s been known to direct things in unexpected directions. But I figure my life has coursed the way it has because God has always directed things. There are a handful of things I’d like to have a do-over on, in retrospect. Why worry about the things you don’t have any influence over?.That doesn’t mean that I don’t complain from time to time, but it’s a useless activity. I literally don’t have anything to complain about.An incident that takes place in less than 10 seconds can change your life.They’re just pretty wonderful.) I’m always thankful that none of them are ugly. I have two great grown children, two great kids-in-law, and two great grandchildren (not great in the ancestry sense.


I refuse to take myself too seriously.In no particular order, here are some “ looking backs” that are appropriate since I’m 64: Birthdays (mine was May 18, btw) are always useful for reflection.
