You would think that with retirement would come more time to do the things you dream of doing, such as writing. Wrong! Retirement means a re-shuffling of priorities. Yeah, all the stuff that you put off doing has to be done. The wife has her list. And, doctors take up more of your time than you thought possible. Then there is that other problem, the blank page. You would think after having written twenty-six books that the blank page would not be the obstacle that it is. Writing by this stage of life should be easy, free-flowing and exciting. Sorry, but it is still a struggle. Retirement is great in one respect, no more "have to". A pastor's life is one of "have to", there's always the next sermon and the next meeting. Retirement has no such constraints, no more long hours of study and preparation. And yet, there is still not time to write. The "have to" has changed, I have doctor appointments, the wife has doctor's appointments and the vet has appointments. The trash still has to go out, the lawn has to be cut and then there are all the funerals to attend. Geez! I just want to write.