Struggling Well With Life

I feel old and tired today. I have to ask for “readers” at restaurants, I have pains that I am learning to live with, and I don’t sleep much at night, which is probably-why I am tired. But today, I was praying for my girls on the church missions trip, and it dawned on me that after this summer zips by, and it will - I have two upper classmen, classwomen. A junior and a senior. How can this be? Terri and I are still kids, how can we have kids getting ready to launch. Beyond the aches and pains, having adult women carrying my name makes me old. When I see the girls drive away from the house in MY truck, which has been the deal for a while now, I seem to go into some state of denial. Though on one hand I hate that it is all passing so quickly, I have to say what a blast it has been to see them grow up, and grow in their love for the Lord. I feel old and tired today, but I am grateful.