20-40-60

   This title may seem a little  different but the content is the way life was shown to me when I turned 60. The first 20 years of my life I was trying to make things happen on my terms.  I couldn't  make things move fast enough. It was during this time span that I made a lot of mistakes, but I also learned a lot of lessons.  Later Pat and I will go into more depth about some of the situations we found ourselves in.  It should encourage young people in that period of their lives, and in some cases we hope that they will find answers to where they are at in life, and the help that only Jesus can give.
    Then came the 40s. This time in our lives we went through some of the toughest times, our marital problem, financial problems,health problems, employment problems, spiritual problems, teen aged children problems.  We thought that we were set as far as life was concerned but came to find in ourselves we were desperately short.  Pat and I will spend more time in this period then in any other span of our lives.
    Then came the 60s. "It isn't over yet!" is  the theme of this time in our lives.   Everything that we see so clearly now, seemed foolish thinking then.  And the things we thought were so wise back then, well, some of them anyway, seem downright silly now!   We had the basics back then, but lacked the wisdom.  Now we have a broader, more mature view.  We aren't saying that you will be able to avoid the maturing process.  It is a necessity.  But we want to encourage you to keep on running the race, fueling it with the Word and prayer, doing it together.
  My personal salvation testimony was just the beginning.  By sharing our combined testimonies we hope to speak to all ages that find themselves in the situations we found ourselves in. The scripture in closing that has has been proven to us.  Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. ECCLESIASTES 1:2 (KJV).