The Ol' Folks

This past Monday I had the day off because Martin Luther King Jr. day is a banking holiday.  The day was wide open and I decided to travel up north to visit G&G Noah.  Gpa and Gma, as we affectionately call them, are both in their nineties now and are still in very good health for their age and are still living mostly independently.  I am very thankful for them!  When I arrived they were sitting in their stuffed lazy boy chairs as usual "watchin' the birds."  G&G love to have company and after sitting myself down in a chair we began to talk.  Of course I wanted to know how they were to which they answered that they were "doin' fine." Gma's shoulder was still hurting her from the shingles that she has been struggling with for almost a year and Gpa had twisted his foot and it was giving him a little pain, but they "guessed for their age they were doing well."  Then they wanted to know about me and my sweet wife and what was happening in our lives.  We talked about the weather and them moved on the old times and stories of when Gma was a girl and her family would travel from Missouri to California in the 30s and how she and her mother would sing on the bus.  Gpa told a couple deer hunting stories and we laughed and enjoyed one another's company.  The conversation just fluidly rolled on for about an hour.  The time pasted quickly but is now another memory that I will never forget.

Proverbs 16:31 says, "A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness."  I am very thankful for those who have grey heads in my family and those I know affectionately as "ol' folks."  The ol' folks are leaving us quickly and most often unnoticed.  I think this is sad.  The ol' folks are a generation that know how to have a conversation and tell stories.  They lived "green" before it was cool and recycled out of necessity.  Those ol' folks who lived through the Depression and WWII knew how to survive and go without but yet have a positive outlook on life.  When at work I would rather call my older clients all day long than those of younger age because the older folks are a lot more fun to talk with and I think that is because they actually know how to have a conversation that is not through an electronic device.

I will not ramble about this topic near to my heart, but I will encourage all who read this post to appreciate the ol' folks in your life.  There are people who have never had the blessing of grand parents and I am sad for them.  However, all who have the opportunity to go visit and talk with the ol' folks around you, go do it!  Time is literally of the essence and you never know how much longer you may have!

Until my next post.  Remember that God is good all the time and all the time God is good!

A Fresh Start

I came across my old blog today which I had totally forgot about!  Reading back through some of my older posts has brought many memories to my mind and makes me very thankful for the Lord's blessings as I think back over the past few years.

Since my last post I have graduated from college at Evangel University, started my career at AG Financial Solutions, married the love of my life and continued serving the Lord in my daily life.  The Lord has been so faithful and kind over these years and I look forward to the years to come.  I have renamed the blog "The Adventure of Life" because I believe if we look at life correctly it truly is an adventure that we daily live out.  

My plan for this blog is to describe in brief some of my daily adventures for others to read that will be encouraging, interesting and a genuine expression of a life lived to the full and dedicated to Jesus being honored in every area of my life.

Until next time, the Lord bless you all in this adventure of life!