At least once a day I like to listen to hymns or gospel music on the Bill and Gloria Gather videos on You Tube. Yesterday I came across a song titled, “Getting Older”. I thought, “That’s an odd Christian song.” It turned out to be a cute little song performed by Bill Gaither and Larry Gatlin, who wrote it. The words of the chorus hit me like a steam roller. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “It seems like just day before yesterday I was a little runny nosed kid. I thought getting older would take a lot longer than it did.”
I just got a new red and black rollator/walker from VA with F-22 on the side. I joked about it sounding like a fighter jet. Then, Saturday morning when my friend picked me up to go to breakfast with the guys, I decided to take it on a maiden voyage. My driveway is on an incline down to the street. When I turned my F-22 onto the driveway it was cleared for takeoff. I had to keep squeezing hard on the brakes and then set them as I got into the car. I thought, “What a perfect picture of what it is like to turn 65. Blink and you’re 76, no matter how hard you have tried to apply the brakes.”
This week has been an exception to the rule. Everything seemed to slow down. I mentioned it to my care giver and she said, “Yes. I woke up Wednesday morning and thought it had to be Friday. I don’t know if it was the weather or just God’s way of giving us a breather before the incline speeds us up again. Either way I appreciated it so much and know it was from God.
One good thing about getting older is that I am thankful to God for each and every new day He adds to my life. I wish I had learned to appreciate and thank Him for each day of my youth. My Lord continues to walk with me every slow and painful step of the way and He will continue to be there when I enter His kingdom on two strong, sturdy legs. As the words of another song declare, “I’m going to leave some glorious morning, yes I am. I’m going to cross old chilly Jordan, yes I am. Though the water is deep and the river is wide, I’m going to stand on the other side. I’m going to live in heaven someday, yes I am.”