My good friend Lisa Dooley was texting me daily and said something that I took to heart. She said, "Jim, you are in extra innings, make the most of it!" I am not a big baseball fan but I did understand the 'extra innings' concept that Lisa had proposed. The more I thought of it, the more appropriate it became. Unlike overtime in basketball, baseball has no time clock. Extra innings can go on forever as long as you keep coming back. I still did not know how much time I had but going into extra innings appealed to me because it seemed to give me some control of the outcome.
It is still hard to imagine the dramatic change that takes place with an experience like this. Your life becomes a little more fragile. Your mortality is suddenly within reach and you realize that you have much less time on the calendar than previously thought. As a positive thinker, I welcome the possibilities that are still on the horizon but realize that each second is precious and each experience is a treasure.
So, as I enter into the "Extra Innings" portion of my life, I relish the opportunities ahead. I will need to keep coming up to bat and giving extra effort if I fall a run or two behind. I can only think that God has a plan for us, but we need to put in the effort to make every hit count.
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