CHANGE

I captured this yellow Maple leaf off the tree in our front yard this afternoon as we had 56 degree temperature and SE winds with gusts measured up to 48 mph at the Lincoln Airport. It was well that it wasn't blowing like that yesterday or Kellogg would never have been able to throw that 60 yard Hail Mary. 

As a person gets older, change becomes more difficult. I'm still having trouble getting used to my new glasses  and now the change of time has further disrupted our normal routine. We have been going to 10:30 Church which fits well into my regular schedule but last night we decided that with the time change, we could get to Church at 8:30am. Unfortunately, Elaine was up a little after 6:00 and I got up soon after and have been a "Grumpy Old Man" all day. 

We went back  to Church for an All Church Meeting to approve the Budget and Committee structure which followed a Soup Dinner (which we didn't attend). Rev. Lambert gave a "State of the Church" report and announced his desire to have a "Futures Team" study our mission, facility questions, and what the Future holds before we proceed any further with building plans. It sounds like a good idea, and we certainly agree with his assessment of the situation. But change has already taken place that I (we) don't particularly enjoy and can see more coming. It isn't easy getting old and trying to stay relevant. Leaves fall and blow away when they are no longer relevant.