As I approached 40 years of age, I immediately noticed the change.One disadvantage of aging is memory impairment. Things that once came easily to me don’t anymore. The first thing to go was my ability to remember people’s names. Then other episodes of memory lapses...
"Remember the world of wonders he has made, his miracles, and the verdicts he's rendered." Psalm 105:5 (MSG)We humans have a problem: we forget easily! What would happen if we were forced to remember?In high school, I had an unusual history teacher. She gave us a...
I heard about three sisters -- ages 92, 94, and 96 -- who lived together. One night, the 96-year-old drew a bath. She put one foot in, then paused. "Was I getting in the tub or out?" She yelled.The 94-year-old hollered back, "I don't know, I'll come and see." She...
I had to look twice. I couldn't believe what I saw the first time and truthfully, the second look didn't help.In a world full of "jazzies" and "mobile chairs" of all types, I saw the most amazing thing. A regular, old fashioned wheel chair. I mean old. No special...
Think about the bad moments in your life and ask, "What was the first thing I did?"Think about the good moments in life and ask, "What was the first thing I did?"If it involved acknowledging God I know you understand. If it didn't "What's the first thing you should...
At that very moment I thought, "I will never forget this!"But I did.There was a song back in the 70's that I can remember performing..."Please remember what I told you to forget." The original was by the Four Tops. But the one that I loved to sing was a true...
Walking among the tombs in Port Royal, Nova Scotia, I was saddened to note that all of the wooden grave markers had disintegrated, and many of the headstones had fallen apart. Death had claimed the old as well as the young, and now, even the grave markers could no...
