Some years after I retired, I joined a creative writing course that I particularly enjoyed. I didn’t keep much of that early work, but I did keep this one  item that I share with you today. Our assignment was to think about who we were when we were in our younger years, and write a letter of advice. 

What dreams do you have for the coming year? Are they goals that should be given priority? One of my dreams came true this year. I am a debut author at the age of 86.

There are some people in our lives who continue to help us and influence us long after they are no longer with us. Myra, my beloved wife of blessed memory, remains a powerful influence in my life.

One of the rewards of “downsizing” or going through boxes that have been stashed away in storage is the discovery of things we may not have seen in a great many years. Out of one of the many boxes I have came a sermon that I wrote in May of 1988.