As I was driving around today doing my pro-bono work, I found myself thinking about my bad habits. It's not particularly productive to dwell on them, unless you want to try to get rid of them, of course. The particular habit I was contemplating is my tendency to judge people. I’ve asked God for forgiveness many times, but it always seems to rear its ugly head each day.
I try to put myself in the shoes of those I see before forming judgments, yet it seems to keep creeping back. Am I getting better at this? I’m not sure, but it's always on my mind, and perhaps that's the Holy Spirit working on me. I will continue to pray for forgiveness and strive to see others through the eyes of Jesus whenever I can.
As the year 2024 comes to a close, it's a perfect time to count my blessings. I have so much to be thankful for, and I always praise God at night for all He has done for me. I don't know how many years God will give me, but I pray that 2025 will be just as blessed as 2024 has been.
I'm also grateful that the Medicare signup season is over. My mail has decreased by seventy-five percent, and my tolerance for commercials on TV has significantly improved. I wish there were a way to sign up for a "do not mail" list for Medicare. Just think of how many trees could be saved!
On a more personal and humorous note, I’ve had 25 of my emails read by Tony Kornheiser on his podcast. One of my emails even inspired the name of an entire episode. I guess this is my brush with greatness. As my grandsons tell me when they hear Tony reading my emails, they say I'm practically writing the show.
I have not heard from Delaware North about a contract for the summer of 2025 yet. I'm starting to think they might not need my services next year. If that's the case, I may use 2025 to get my knee replacements done. The doctor has already authorized the left knee, and I just need to get the right knee examined for approval. Both knees are giving me fits at night and when I sit for too long. My days of getting down on the floor to play with the grand-kids are on hold until I get something done, because Pappy can't get up off the floor very fast at all now.
As 2024 comes to a close, I pray God will watch over all of you who take the time to read my blog. And a postscript to my son Logan: Quit spell and grammar checking my blog. This ain't no English class. :)
