The start of a new day

Life has a way of making changes. At least it may appear that way as we go from day to day. There is a song about the Nile River, that is the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, that talks about "drifting between tomorrow and yesterday". Don't worry about tomorrow and yesterday has been completed, the river always knows the way. I prefer to believe the God always knows the way, Jesus is the river of life and always knows the right way for our life.

This Saturday morning coming up 5/16/2009 will be the first new day of my new life. (Remember I am not worried about it) I will begin a new life of retirement. I will not play golf, sit (sleep) in the park, or wonder what to do with myself. I expect to wonder how I had time to work at a job full time. There is a list of things I will be doing now that the full time - 7:00 am to 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 pm - 5 days a week are over. To some who read this it may seem that this is happening too soon. Again God knows the way just like the Blue Nile and this is the way it is.

1) Our son David is getting Married on June 6, 2009. Cyndie and I need to get ready for this milestone in David's life.
2) Cyndie and I are very close to being able to move onto the 35.5 acres (parcel 5 of the ranch) and that will be a full time job in itself. We will start with the water well and a barn to move into.
3) Cyndie and I will contribute more time and energy to our Church Ministries. More about this later.
4) When all is settled I will begin checking off my "Bucket List". I can share that in a later message. Basically it will take the rest of my life and probably not be completed.

One of the places Cyndie and I will be spending a lot more time is Mineral King. This will be the preferred place to be when the temperature reaches 100+ degrees in Paso Robles. It will not be for just "weekends" any more.

Just because you are drifting between tomorrow and yesterday does not mean you cannot have plans and goals. I fully expect to work physically harder but a lot less stressful.

Here is a last look at the company I have worked for the last 25 years. I experienced a lot of change during this time and have arrived at where I am now. Some people would like to change the past but I prefer to use my experiences and move forward.

So at this point I am preparing for the first day. I plan to use this Blog to document the journey.

JH