SPEED LIMIT: 55

Fifty-five years ago my parents presented me with a Holy Bible. That was on February
11, 1955. I was 11 years old at the time. It has John Carroll Coomer written on the cover.
Inside it says it is from Mother & Daddy. What a treasure to hang onto after al these 55
years.
What makes this a strange sight for even me to see is that inside the cover, Carroll is
written in pencil. That's my name and I wrote it myself. I almost missed seeing my name
on the dark black paper. Why I wrote it there is a mystery to me except that I always
was writing my name way back then. These days I write John Carroll whenever I write
down my name.
Way back then the speed limit was just 55 on most roads. Now it's 70. How the times
have changed. How I have changed! I'm now 65 years old and that seems so fast to
me these days. I'm not as tall as I once was, but then I never was tall come to thionk of
it. Even now, I'm the shortest member of our family. While I may be short in sature,
I stand tall in many other ways I guess. It's because 55 years ago Mother & Daddy
gave me a Holy Bible with my name written on it. Some call it the good book, I just
hope I live a good life for the Name above every other Name, Jesus.