A Tale of Two Photos

As I write these words, I have two photos before me. In the first (left), I was 41; in the second, 61.

The first I used 20 years ago when I wrote my first book and first columns. The second I used for my recent novelette and for these blogs.

Despite the smile, the man in the first photo is anxious about the future. The man in the second wonders why he worried so much.

The man in the first is struggling to find a new career. The man in the second feels blessed to have found it.

The man in the first wonders whether his resources (family, friends, faith) will be enough to see him through to his goal. The man in the second knows that God is good.

Finally, the man in the first photo knows he is imperfect and in need of God’s daily grace; the man in the second knows the same, even more so.

2 thoughts on “A Tale of Two Photos

  1. your words in the last few posts have touched me deeply. It always helps to know that you are not the only person in the world past, present, or future, that has struggled with where to go, what to do, and how to achieve those things. It is hard as you are young to listen to the older and wiser, but as I grow older I realize they DID go through similar trials. 😀

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