Psalm 90:12 says, “So teach us to number our days, that we may present to you a heart of wisdom.” Here are my numbers …
20,646….. days I have been alive
18,080….. days since I was baptized
16,280….. days since I first picked up a trombone
16,245….. days I have been a big brother
13,180….. days I have been hot for Cyndi
12,603….. days since I started running.
12,181….. days I have been married
11,799….. days I have been a father
10,654….. days since my first marathon.
9,832….. days since I first started tracking the books I read
9,119….. days since my marathon PR
8,158….. days since I first started teaching adult classes at church
7,305….. days I have spent reading through the Bible
7,300….. days I’ve run at least two miles.
6,774….. days since I was laid off for the first time
5,175….. days since I published my first Journal Entry
4,389….. days I served in city government
2,731….. days I have been a father-in-law
1,700….. days I have finished reading a book
1,492….. days I have lived in our house
1,042….. days I have been a grandfather to Madden
915….. days since I started cycling again
822….. days since my last marathon
80….. days I have donated blood
20….. days I have spent on solo backpacking trips
16….. days I have summited Guadalupe Peak
9….. days I’ve spent running marathons.
3….. days I have published one of my books
2….. days I spent conceiving children
1….. days I spent getting married
1….. days since I read my Bible
1….. days since I slept next to Cyndi
