Wow! I haven’t had a day like this for a while. I slept until 9:00 am this morning and then got into my sweats to help keep me warm. We had a church service in our house with some kids and grandkids, and then they all played games. I watched NFL playoff football on my iPad, sitting in my recliner with my electric blanket over me. I have been switching back and forth from football to reading, memorizing Bible verses, and writing. I also made a massive bowl of popcorn to eat while watching football. I have butter smudges all over the screen on my iPad.

This reminds me of when I was a kid on the farm. During October and November, my Dad was a maniac trying to get everything done that needed done before winter came. When the first snow came, usually around Thanksgiving, he would go into the house, take off his work boots, sit in his recliner, and watch the latest rerun of Bonanza; winter was here, time to relax.

Patty was like that when she was pregnant with all eight kids; she was very sick for the first six months, and then she was like Superwoman for the last three months. She worked non-stop all day long, trying to get everything done that needed to be done for the new baby’s arrival.

I am like that a bit now. I figure that Jesus is coming soon, or I am going to die relatively soon, and then I am going to stand before Him and give an account of my life to Him and be rewarded for what I have done with my life. I would like to have a lot more to show for my time here than I presently have, so I am trying to catch up. It is harder to do the catch-up thing when you are 75; I wish I had started my comeback sooner. I remind myself of the Dallas Cowboys today, who made a major comeback effort but still lost to the Green Bay Packers, even though they have a rookie quarterback and are the youngest team in the NFL.

If you haven’t started it yet, it is time to start your sprint to the finish line.