we landed in Fairbanks this morning at 8 am and we have been just hanging around with Shelly, Philip,and 5 grandkids today. They all came down to Jefferson a year ago and in the last year it is amazing how fast the grandkids have grown. It is fun to see them all, but I get a bit melancholy thinking how little I get to see them and how much they do grow between visits. Time does march on and everybody grows up and older, and everybody changes.  I often wonder and think about eternity. What will I look like? There is a picture on our wall at home of me when I was 20 years old, in great shape, with lots of hair, and pretty good looking, at least Patty says that. I wouldn’t mind looking like that for eternity. If I do will I change? What about babies that die, and really old people? Over the years I have met a lot of people that I have no memory of now. Will I remember them in eternity? How many people will I know? Will I make new friends? Will we play poker? So many questions and so few answers, but I will know one of these days. But one thing I do know is that in this life we are supposed to grow. Kids grow up physically and we are supposed to grow up in character. Everything God orchestrates in our life is supposed to produce growth in us. It appears to be very important to God that we grow, He works at it relentlessly in our lives. The admonition of the Bible is “press on to maturity”. God does His part, and we need to do ours. So I  will press on to maturity.