I find myself getting simpler, shall I say, in that many things demanded my attention through the years, necessary things.  Now, time and age have led me to be a bit simpler, to allow some trivial things to lie, while concentrating on things eternal.

I must admit that I pay more attention to myself these days than when I was pushing wagonloads of concerns.  My personal concerns have to do mostly with health issues that no doubt go with aging.  They need attention, but not so much!  So, I am learning a new way to live.  It has its challenges, certainly, but rewards also.

One of our dear former missionary mates, Catharine Leatherman, spoke of such changes that she was experiencing.  Now, that is catching up with me.  I need to rethink her advice!

If I am not mistaken, this past year ushered me into a new living situation.  I lost my driver’s license, and many other changes that marked transition.  I am now feeling a bit better so I am revisiting those months when I became old!  To tell the truth, it was not all that bad.  But, I got older, that is for sure, not in age but in orientation.

The medical people did their part.  Thank God for them.

And Anna Ruth is such a help.  She did not pass through that transition year like me. She was and is a solid rock!  Praise God for her with me.  She is golden, that is for sure.  Even though she is over a year older than me, she does not show it.  She is better than ever.