Not too old for a new adventure

My parents are fairly crazy--at least in some people's eyes!  Not in mine.  No sirreee, we never think our own family is strange :)
  See, my dad sold his sign business in the summer. It was a miracle sell.  Nobody buys an old shop and sign business in 2012.  But, someone did.  They've been restless a while.  They see no retirement in the Bible.  In fact, Abraham, Moses, and Joshua were old old men when they did amazing feats for and with God.  Anyways, at the age of settling down a bit and enjoying retirement, they are selling the nice and spacious family home to my sister Emily(lucky!).  And, they bought a dump.  Inside it looks like an episode of Hoarders.  Major cleaning and remodeling. They have big plans for ministry, moving, new friends, and fun.

Here is a poem my dad wrote about what they are doing in their Golden Years:

*Our PLATEAU of COMFORT’s been years in the making, while ahead are old houses that need some re-shaping.


*We’re leaving a history of SO MUCH THAT’S BEEN DONE; extending the legacy where there’s SO MUCH TO DO.

*We’re trading out of our LARGE HOUSE, into a SMALL HOUSE, because our lives are drawn toward an even BIGGER STORY.

*We’re exchanging our EXCESSIVE SPACE for a far LESSER PLACE, determined to engage a MUCH GREATER GRACE.

*We’re leaving a beautiful place to STRETCH OUT, and headed for an ideal place to REACH OUT.

*We’re obeying the inner witness to SIMPLIFY, and answering our higher calling to GLORIFY.

*We’re lowering our STANDARD of LIVING, with hearts set on raising our STANDARD of GIVING.

Not surprised by my talking of moving to Nicaragua someday huh?  I grew up hearing this stuff at home.  It stuck.
By the way, looking for the perfect gift?  My dad purchased these items for my mom at www.pinktoolbelts.com.  The organization supports widows in Kenya.  Go order one today