I am not big on birthdays. It is not that I have a crisis with each passing year. My last "crisis birthday" was when I turned 23 -- I guess I was worried that it was time for me to finally grow up.
Tomorrow I mark the half century of my entry into this world. At first I just wanted to let it pass quietly. But as I reflected on it, I decided that I have led a blessed life -- one that was worth a little celebration. It came to me when I was listening to a song titled "Trip Around the Sun." The best known version of this song has Jimmy Buffet performing it with Martina McBride. But, I was listening to a performance by one of my favorite Nashville song writers, Big Al Anderson, who actually co-wrote this song with Stephan Bruton and Sharon Vaughn.
This last verse goes like this:
Yes, I'll make a resolutionThen I'll never make another one
Just enjoy this ride on my trip around the sun
Just enjoy this ride ...
Until it's done
So this weekend will be filled with time with friends and family, as I look forward to what I hope will be the beginning of my next fifty trips around the sun.
