as y’all may know, lil’bit calls me pappeye at my request ‘cause of, well, my beloved Pappeye … you see he really left a mark on me (and the world) and if i can end up half the man he was, then, well, ok then …. but, that’s not what this is about, sort of … you see, he had a “list” of things he was gonna do after he and my beloved Nanny retired … buy an RV and travel, a LOT, they’d earned it … but, as it worked out, he retired early to take care of her because of … life … and, until the day he died i always told him how sorry i was he never got to do what he wanted to and he’d smile at me and say “honey, i’m doing exactly what i want to do, don’t worry about me” … at the time, i didn’t get it, but, a couple dozen years later, well, he’s still teachin’ me lessons 😊 … you see, i’m about the same age he was when he retired and Toni and i had all of these mad dreams about retirement when we first got married, but, i haven’t swung a golf club since a blackberry was still a thing and our travelling is reserved for family visits, and, as far as my woodworking, it’s reserved for “need to make” projects (and, well, retirement, ha!) … but, let me let you in on a little secret …. i’ve never had less “extra” in my life and i’ve never been more happy !!! you see Pappeye, as he usually was, was right again … happiness and joy isn’t in things that WE plan for, but in the things that HE puts in our path for HIS will to be done for us … i once had a single (at the time) buddy of mine ask me WHY give up all of the “freedom” and finances to be married (i’m paraphrasing here a bit, but, the point’s the same) and i’d asked him what he’d done the day before and he’d mentioned golf and then dancing and drinking …. i told him i’d played with transformers for 3 hours on the floor with my son while watching a race after teaching Sunday school and he smiled and said he just didn’t get it … i told him one day, when he found the right “one,” he would … years later, he sent me an email with the words “i get it” … wrapping up, i guess the one thing that i try to always ask myself when i start to get tired or wonder what it’s all about is “what’s on my list and why am i doing it” … just a thought from a guy that’s got all the treasure in the world, just not in the bank 😊 ….

Bible Verse

Matthew 6

Questions

where are your treasures ??? if your friend asked why are you doing it, what you you tell them ???