Almost 2010

Oh my. Probably in the 50's I would think about how long I was going to live. I figured it would be about 2030. It seemed like a 100 years from then. Almost is and I'm thinking 2040 now. Even though I have come to know there is a better place waiting for us, leaving here just doesn't appeal to me. There are so many people that I love and care about. Selfishly I want to see what their futures hold and want to be there for all the good times and bad times. Sometimes I wish I could love the whole world. In the almost 68 years that I have lived, there have been so many people who have come into my life. It would take a lot of time and blog space to recall all of them. Grade school, elementary and high school. First job to last job and all those in between. Sunday School classes and City Council colleagues. And now there is Arizona and my special ones who let me be "gramoo" and have taken me in as though I have been here all my life. New Year's Eve is only a few hours away. May you all enjoy each other and keep the joy of the Holidays lit brightly on your faces throughout two thousand and ten.