Numbering Days

      This morning I read one of my favorite verses, Psalm 90:12, which says, So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

      I like the phrase, a heart of wisdom, because I don’t usually think of wisdom as a characteristic of my heart as much as of my mind. This verse causes me to rethink my entire idea of wisdom, and nothing but good can come from that.

      Of course, being a log keeper, calendar maker, and note taker, I can’t pass by the phrase, teach us to number our days. It makes me want to number my days.

Here they are:

23,320... days I have been alive

20,756... days since I was baptized

18,898... days since I first picked up a trombone

15,857... days I have been (verifiably) hot for Cyndi

15,307... days since I started running.

15,254... days since I told Cyndi I was in love with her

14,949... days I've been a college graduate

14,885... days I have been married

14,473... days I have been a father

13,754... days I have lived in Midland Texas

12,960... days since my first marathon.

12,536... days since I first started tracking the books I read

11,824... days since my marathon PR

10,831... days since I first started teaching adult classes at church

9,478..... days since I was laid off for the first time

7,835..... days since I published my first Journal Entry

5,955..... days I've been an Iron Man

4,470..... days I've served as Uncle Berry

4,419..... days I served in city government

4,161..... days I have lived in Woodland Park

3,962..... days since publishing book #1

3,716..... days I've been a grandfather to Madden

3,558..... days since I started cycling (in the modern era)

3,496..... days since my last marathon

3,374..... days since publishing book #2

2,887..... days I've lived with a retired teacher

2,674..... days since publishing book #3

2,602..... days since my last bike crash

2,468..... days I've been a grandfather to Landry

2,099..... days since my mom passed away

1,744..... days on new knees

1,124..... days since my dad passed away

1,065..... days I cycled at least 15 miles

1,032..... days since publishing book #5

90......... days I've donated blood

42......... days I've spent on crutches

32......... days I have been working from home in 2020

30......... days I have spent on solo backpacking trips

22......... days I have summited Guadalupe Peak

9........... days I’ve spent running marathons.

2........... days I spent conceiving children

1........... days since my last run.

1........... days I spent getting married

0........... days since I read my Bible

0........... days since I slept next to Cyndi