Category: imagination

Devotional

by worrylessjourney, posted in aging, imagination

April 10 2025

Psalm 92 Verse 12-14

12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,

I really am glad that there is hope for us in old age. Lately I have felt that I am rushing past it.

The truth is there are benefits to growing older. Unfortunately our culture idolizes youth. Some wonderful things are lost because of this focus.

It is really true that wisdom comes with age. Great respect is shown in the Bible for elders. Somehow, as we grow older our perspective widens and it’s easier to see the big picture. If we just let ourselves we can accomplish things in our older years that we would have been afraid to try when we were younger. We can’t really grow old until we stop learning, growing and creating. I don’t know about you, but I plant to stop when they scatter my ashes to the four winds. Until then. LOOK OUT1

Prayer : Thank you God for our days upon the earth. Grant us the wisdom to seek our new paths and enjoy new experiences until our days are done, and then bring us home in joy to your house. AMEN

Books: The never ending story

by worrylessjourney, posted in appreciate, books, coping, imagination

Do you go to the library? There was a time when all those books saved me. When my husband was in Viet Nam the only true place that I could feel calm was in a book. I was there at least once a week and took home five or six books and unless they were complex I had them back the next week.

Now I can hardly remember visiting the library unless I need to renew my card. I either get library books on my Kindle or read from the Kindle unlimited list. I don’t but a paperback or hardcover book unless it is so special that I want a physical copy. I have an extensive lot of books in my house. Before I had a Kindle my husband said if I brought another book into the house I had to take one out.

Now I am starting to pair down my library to the books I really want to keep. There are many here that I used when working that could be of great help to others. Those need to be gifted to those who need them. My absolute favorites will remain. It will still be too many but that’s life.