The Best Is Yet To Come!

I still have a hard time believing I'm in my 40's. I don't feel that old at all. Yet in less than 3 short years all three of my children will be adults. I may still have more years ahead than behind. But even if so, not that many. And I'm OK with that. But I have been feeling as all middle-aged men have throughout history, that there are things left undone. Things that may have passed me by.

But with age comes wisdom. Or at least one would hope. I believe I've gained some. I credit a lot of that to my Senior Pastor and one other pastor who have been the biggest influences and blessings in my life. They taught me the word of God! They taught me how to study it for myself. Gentlemen, if you're reading this, thank you.

Now that I've reached that age where things are changing and shifting. Aching or getting thicker. I've had to make some serious decisions. For one, I joined the YMCA. I recommend this to anyone who is thinking about it. I joined their "Commit To Be Fit" program about two months ago and I'm already feeling so much better. I may even post some before and after pics someday!

I also decided that some things can't wait anymore. Some things have to come off the shelf. A good friend recently told me that there's only one thing worse than failure and that's to never even try! And for the record, failure is not 'being down', failure is 'staying down'!

So what am I doing? I'm starting to make connections with other musicians. I'm finding reasons to play instead of reasons 'not' to play. About 2 weeks ago I had an opportunity to play at a coffee house with my two brothers. Both are guitar players and singers. They are 15 and 17 years younger than I am. The two of them and a friend of theirs. The three of us have never played together before. Our mom was there. It was fantastic. It left me wanting more! And there will be more!

I have other life plans, too. Plans that do not involve music. And as those evolve I will write about those. But I am so glad I serve a God that wants me to be happy. He wants me to prosper. To have more than I could even imagine. I'm not too old! The best is still to come! Keep watching this space, it's coming...