Time

I received my Alumni Update form to fill out yesterday. I attended Wheaton College in Illinois, and was in the class of 1980. Big bummer is that our 30th class reunion was bumped off of Homecoming weekend and to "Alumni Weekend" -on Mother's Day weekend this year. How many of us are going to leave our kids, or drag our spouses to our Alma Maters on Mother's Day w/e??? Ticks me off. I'm protesting! Won't attend. Had a conversation about aging with my classmate and close friend Dave Iglesias a month ago; he commented on the fact that we're a lot closer to our 70s than our 20s. That was a painful reminder that provoked some thought, and prayer. I've been praying the prayer of Moses, found in Psalm 90, where he speaks of the brevity, and difficulty, of life: "Teach us to number our days" Moses prays. "Another translation reads: "teach us to realize the brevity of life, so we will gain wisdom." Reminded how precious God's gift of time is, and considering how to best leverage my remaining years on planet earth for maximum benefit. I've concluded that -for me- it involves investing in the generations below me: my children, their peers, the kids I coach, and investing in what's most important: faith and character. Faith is the only thing that'll get you to heaven, and character is the only thing you'll personally take with you to heaven. I want to take with me as many family and friends as I can, and am looking to leverage what's left of my life to inspire them to place their lives in Christ, and allow Him to shape their character and conduct to become more like him. Teach me to number my remaining days, God (and help me to stay healthy so I can continue running until I step into eternity --please)!