Had a conversation with a guy the other day and brought it with me tonight to the Porch. He talked about how he thought time passed quicker as we got older. Well I thought that a decent topic for a good ponder! Ever since I ended up in this wheelchair I have become more and more aware of that old saying “how time flies by.” Takes longer to do things now and while I have always been time conscious, I have now become obsessed with it. I know that It takes me thirty to forty minutes in the morning to get cleaned up and dressed and into my chair. It takes me thirty more minutes or so if I shave that day…because I have opted to shave my head also. People have said shaving my head makes me look old. I am soon to be 82… so ponder me this…why would they say that? I have a tool that helps me put my socks on because it saves time…No, I can’t bend over in my chair because my stomach is in the way and I can’t get to my foot. I also don’t mind sharing that my personal bathroom time takes longer… There is no longer the last minute dash to answer the call in my life anymore. Time is a critical factor…how can I say this? Time is important in being able to assume the proper position. The Taco Bell Dash is no longer a part of my life anymore. I know it takes about 20 minutes to get to church so I have a time set in concrete that we must leave at in order to get a prime spot to unload my chair. It is universally agreed that there are 60 minutes in an hour and as I get older I believe somewhere along the way I lost some minutes…an hour goes faster. I no longer tell my wife when she calls me to eat, “I will be right there”…she still operates on normal time, well it is wife time and it is different then men’s time even without the chair factor. I have learned that as the Bible says  there is a time for everything, so Ponder This…Time is Precious… Use it wisely.

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