Almost

ALMOST I am thinking about growing up – the miracle of aging – appealing The excitement that exists is chronologically revealing Addition of a half makes next older age within grasp fulfilling at 5 and a half -- Almost 6; a new tooth grows 9 and a half – Almost double digits, Whoa!! 12 and a-half – Almost 13; a teen-ager glows 15 and a-half – Almost 16; a driver, first date - now a beau 22 and a-half –Almost 23; getting married- love aglow 24 and a-half –Almost 25; becoming a parent- much to know 44 and a-half –Almost 45; becoming a grandparent- the show 64 and a-half --Almost 65; retiring - a new life flow 81 and a -half –Almost 82; a storyteller- life’s shadow so I am thinking about growing up – the miracle of aging—appealing Alive, alert, forward planning and backward seeing— Almost grown Life’s inconveniences, disabilities and sorrows come – Almost daily feeling Feel insecure – Almost fell: "But as for me, my feet were almost gone, My steps had well nigh slipped" (Psalm73:2) Without the LORD –Almost in silence: "Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had almost dwelt in silence" (Psalm 94:17) God is always there even when we are only almost there...: "They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts". (Psalms 119:87) I am thinking about growing up -- the miracle of aging lifespan— About how God prepares us for all these life changes, and; About how God is never almost - His redemptive love is always again and again -Evelyn Pearl Carpenter Anderson