So now what? As the proverbial question asks, "What will I do when I grow up?" What older church members have said to me over the decades, I'm now finding to be true. I don't feel like I'll be 70 years old in 3 years! What will I do with the rest of my years?
In looking back over some past blog posts, I came across one I wrote in 2012. This is how the post began...
In the Omaha World-Herald today, there was an article about a retired state worker who died. Normally, that's not news. However, here is what made that former state worker memorable...I don't know what God might have in store for me yet. I have a list of things I want to do, to explore, to study, to learn, to read. My wife has her own list of things for me to do, also... though I expect that things on my list are things I'd find more enjoyable. 😊 However, I'm also sure that, as with my life to date, there will be some surprises along the way as the coming years unfold.
"Sally Gordon, often called the matriarch of the State Capitol, died early Tuesday in Lincoln."She was 102. Her 103rd birthday would have been March 26."Gordon retired last year as a sergeant-at-arms for the Nebraska Legislature... Gordon worked for three governors and was a sergeant-at-arms for 27 years."... That means that Sally didn't begin working as a sergeant-at-arms until she already was 74 years old! It reminded me that perhaps it's not such a far stretch after all to imagine that Abram and Sarai responded positively to God's call to pack up and move to a whole new place when Abram was 80. Sally might have directed him in the right way and kept everyone in order along the journey if she had been alive back then!
Hmm. What will I do when I grow up?
