It’s Porch “Sitting Time In Tennessee”. You may have picked up on something different this time…I have never added a tag line to the “Back Porch” but this week’s time on the porch to ponder is kinda personal. I am eighty, soon to be eighty-one and after my doctor’s visit yesterday I have discovered a new part of our daily lives that is often overlooked. Some years back Alabama had a song out “Angels Among Us”, me, I have no song…just a thought to ponder. How about Heroes And Heroines Among Us. As we age as a country this becomes more visible. They are truly among us everywhere. We don’t always see them but they are there and they also have a purpose, let me explain. The song writers of that Alabama song were Don Goodman and Becky Hobbs. (lyrics © Sony/atv Tree Publishing) I did not know which way I was going to go with this but after a couple of days I decided to turn to the lyrics of this song to make a point. These angles do come to us in our darkest hours, show us how to live and guide us with the light of love. They can show up in the strangest places and just because they are there as we walk a dark and uncertain road they light that road with a ray of hope. I have had a few days to ponder over this…we see them every day, everywhere and they are different in one way. Age is no respecter of these Angles. You will recognize them because they are of all ages and are easily recognized. I have come to refer to them as “The Cane, Crutches, Walkers, Wheel Chairs, Scooters, Brigade”.  I have been in a great deal of pain not able to get around well, in short…I am losing my mobility. This ponder is not a “pity me” time. In every trial in life or situation there is a purpose and a lesson, or from my view…a revelation. Now that I am having to deal with this demon of old age I am more aware of these Heroes And Heroines Among Us. I thank God for them and say a little prayer for them. They encourage me to keep going and I admire their grit. Things will change for me in the weeks ahead…don’t move around as well or fast as I once did and one change is I don’t do Taco Bell anymore. Take a moment and give them a nod, a smile and a kind word…open a door for them. They are everywhere… a mass of hope and determination and with God’s help they will persevere.

Kurt