~ Cherish Them, Today ~
In the last 24 hours the Lord has caused me stop and realize how much I take life for granted as I get caught up in the daily grind. Laundry, meals, cleaning toilets, laundry, errands, settling sibling quarrels, laundry, boos-boos, and, more laundry takes so much of my time and attention, that I fail to cherish those that He gave me to journey through life with.
Yet, I went to sleep last night not begging Him for my usual list of "pleases", but, tearfully praising Him for the blessings of my precious loved ones that make my life so full of joy.
What has changed my focus in the last 24 hours?
* My mom was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in her lung ~ at any moment, we could have lost her!
* My husband's aunt was found to have not 1, but, 2 brain aneurysms ~ has defied the odds, 1 in a billion to be exact, and survived!
*As I was getting ready to inflate the air mattress for my husband's family to sleep on, I smelled something extremely hot, and, realized that I was holding the pump, at the end of a smoking and sparking charger ~ I am still in complete unbelief that I was not electrocuted!
* In the last couple days, I have been facing the possibility of my own personal health being dramatically threatened ~ potentially changing the focus of my future.
While I have never been one to wallow in sorrow and focus on the 'bad things' ~ I feel that through this last day, my God has made me stop for a moment and realize how precious my loved ones are, and, how I fail to cherish them while we are here on earth together.
I know we have all heard it before, and, need to hear it over and over again ~ love your family and friends while you can. Spend more time with them and less time doing what truly, has no effect on eternity.
~ Make mac & cheese for dinner, not the fancy lasagna, and, instead, read with your 6 year old
~ The toilets can skip being washed one day, and, play racing on Play Station 2 with your son
~ Call your friend later, and, lay on the floor to play Barbies or Polly Pockets
~ Call your family members today, just to say I love you and share a special memory with them
~ Instead of snapping at your son because he can't find his mitt ~ this time, just help him find it
~ Match the socks tomorrow morning, play Go Fish today
~ Realize how very precious life is and that every minute is a gift from Him who love you so!
Well, you all have a beautiful weekend, I gotta go wish my brother happy birthday, find a mitt, hear Walter the Whale, and try to get around that crazy figure 8 track using a controller with way too many buttons! :)
Yet, I went to sleep last night not begging Him for my usual list of "pleases", but, tearfully praising Him for the blessings of my precious loved ones that make my life so full of joy.
What has changed my focus in the last 24 hours?
* My mom was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in her lung ~ at any moment, we could have lost her!
* My husband's aunt was found to have not 1, but, 2 brain aneurysms ~ has defied the odds, 1 in a billion to be exact, and survived!
*As I was getting ready to inflate the air mattress for my husband's family to sleep on, I smelled something extremely hot, and, realized that I was holding the pump, at the end of a smoking and sparking charger ~ I am still in complete unbelief that I was not electrocuted!
* In the last couple days, I have been facing the possibility of my own personal health being dramatically threatened ~ potentially changing the focus of my future.
While I have never been one to wallow in sorrow and focus on the 'bad things' ~ I feel that through this last day, my God has made me stop for a moment and realize how precious my loved ones are, and, how I fail to cherish them while we are here on earth together.
I know we have all heard it before, and, need to hear it over and over again ~ love your family and friends while you can. Spend more time with them and less time doing what truly, has no effect on eternity.
~ Make mac & cheese for dinner, not the fancy lasagna, and, instead, read with your 6 year old
~ The toilets can skip being washed one day, and, play racing on Play Station 2 with your son
~ Call your friend later, and, lay on the floor to play Barbies or Polly Pockets
~ Call your family members today, just to say I love you and share a special memory with them
~ Instead of snapping at your son because he can't find his mitt ~ this time, just help him find it
~ Match the socks tomorrow morning, play Go Fish today
~ Realize how very precious life is and that every minute is a gift from Him who love you so!
Well, you all have a beautiful weekend, I gotta go wish my brother happy birthday, find a mitt, hear Walter the Whale, and try to get around that crazy figure 8 track using a controller with way too many buttons! :)
posted by Tina at 10:00 AM
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