~ II Corinthians 4:16 (Amplified)
It was five years ago this week that my very first Reflections column was published in The Prairie Post. By coincidence, it fell on my 45th birthday, July 3rd. Which means that I’ll be turning 50 this Thursday.
In some ways it seems like only yesterday when I sent Joann Kahnt that tentative email inquiring whether or not she would allow me to submit a weekly column. Most of you have heard how I wondered what I was thinking after I sent my request. How could I possibly come up with something new to write about each and every week?
As I wrote to Joann in a recent email, I hope the readers of The Prairie Post still enjoy reading my column, because I still enjoy writing it. And I’ve finally figured out why I like writing so much – it’s because I’m not a very good listener. It’s like having a one-way conversation without being interrupted. And I never have to face the people I make angry.
But seriously, I do hope this column has been a source of enjoyment for those of you who give it a “look-see” each week. And once again, I’d like to thank Joann Kahnt, and you, the readers, for giving me this privilege.
God bless you all ~
Eileen
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As I Turn 50
By Eileen Umbehr
As I turn 50
I stand in the now
In the perfect position
To ask myself how
How I would change things…
If only I could
How I would change things
From bad to good
Yes, from this position
I can look back
On the things I regret
From the fifty years past
I can also look forward
To improvement and change
Using the wisdom
O’er the years that I’ve gained
For we never really stop
Growing and learning
With each mistake made
We become more discerning
While the lessons we’re taught
At home and in school
Provide a foundation
And serve as a tool
Some of life’s lessons
Can only be taught
Through living and loving
And the school of hard knocks
So I guess you could say
Though I’m not perfect yet
I’m improving with age,
So I have no regrets
“I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize. My friends, I don't feel that I have already arrived. But I forget what is behind, and I struggle for what is ahead. I run toward the goal, so that I can win the prize of being called to heaven. This is the prize that God offers because of what Christ Jesus has done.”
~ Philippians 3:12-14 (Contemporary English Version)
