Too Old for That

Since I hit 70  (reference: The Acceleration of Time), Darlene and I have been saying to one another, "We're too old for that!"  It is mostly in reference to falling down, which we no longer want to do.  So...last week one of the breakers in our electrical box started clicking off at odd times.  We got the electrician over to work on it. It was hard to find because the wiring rand under the concrete floor, and water has gotten under the house and in the wiring, causing the short.

But my point is that I had to move the computer and printer to another wall, as the plugs on some walls were now dead.  Being in a hurry, I got my foot caught up in the cord (when will we get cordless electrical power??!!), and I fell down, landing on my right elbow and my left knee.  And the results -- my shoulder feels tight when I lift it, and when I go up stairs fast, my leg wants to give way.   Oh, the failings of the flesh!

Then Darlene did one of those "we're too old for that" things, so she has a bruise.  Oh, well, it is so good to be alive, to have a ministry we love (what a great Team we have at Made in the Streets, and the street kids make amazing strides in studies, in relationships and in faith), to have family who love us.

I rejoice in getting older, but I am too old for a few things!