In this category are Full of Years blogs that examine how time fills the lives of older persons. Time as a gift and time as a responsibility. Implicit in all entries: This is a good time to be living fully.
Today, at a moment whose precision is forever lost, my wristwatch died. It first started running more slowly, and then wouldn’t hold the electrical charge provided by its solar panels. Now I am watch-less, and left to wonder what I should do about this matter. As I get older, other possessions come to the end of their lives—appliances, clothing, tools, gadgets and gizmos. Each has had someMORE...
Looking for just the right epitaph? You might start with the Old Testament designation, “old and full of years.” Applied only to a special few—Job, Abraham, Jehoiada—the term bears tribute to both the longevity of a patriarch and the quality or significance of that person’s life. Not quite ready to die? (You’d like to live purposefully for a few more years?) Simple adjustment: Discard the “old”MORE...
BOB SITZE has filled the many years of his lifework in diverse settings around the United States. His calling has included careers as a teacher/principal, church musician, writer/author, denominational executive staff member and meat worker. Bob lives in Wheaton, IL.