Yesterday was a pretty good day. I actually got ON the treadmill and walked two miles of the forty/forty challenge I have joined (forty miles in forty days). I.am.really.out.of.shape. Wow. it's been awhile since I have walked - which is shameful. I can use every excuse ... but lazy is the most prominent, I'm afraid. It's still the first week of the the year... I can still make goals and change, right? And I'm on the right 'foot' by getting on the treadmill yesterday, right? Hubby was even 'motivated' to get on the treadmill for about ten minutes yesterday. I understand being cautious.... but his 'I need to start out slow and take it easy' comments are starting to wear on me. Ten minutes a month is not being cautious. Ok - I'm being a smart aleck, I know. :-)
My one boss who has been on 'vacation' the past week and a half was on line yesterday and I saw several emails come through from him for me to do something. He obviously had not been checking his emails until yesterday. Which means I will have work to do today. Oh joy.
I'm ready to start the third book that my son gave me for Christmas. Got my first book 'read' in 2023 and noted in Goodreads. So far so good. Ok, this is only the 3rd of January. Cut me some slack. I probably ought to note in my calendar book at least once a month to note any books I read. I often will read a book and just move on to the next without thinking about it. Or go long spells without reading at all. I'm trying to do better this year - and with putting I will read 3 books a month - which can be a challenge at times - I need to stay focused. I have several unread books on my bookcases - books I WANT to read and just haven't... now would be a good time, ya think?
Thanking God this morning that all my children made it back home yesterday. I'm sure it was a long day for them and I'm grateful they are back safely.
Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV): "Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring."
Matthew 6:30 (NKJV): "And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?"
Matthew 6:34 (NKJV): "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today."
Oftentimes we will put off things and say "we will do it tomorrow"... but what if 'tomorrow' doesn't come for us? What if today is it?
Some people put off cleaning their house until tomorrow.
Some people put off exercising until tomorrow.
Some people will put off ______________ until tomorrow. You can fill in that blank.
But what if? What if God calls you to an accounting TODAY? What if, you don't wake up tomorrow morning.... is your life in order? Did you accomplish what you wanted to do before you 'left earth'?
So many people make plans for tomorrow (myself included)... but tomorrow never comes for them. Those things are left undone. Sure, when I die, I want my house to be spotless, I want all my friendships renewed, I want my children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren to know how deeply they are loved, and I want and I want and I want.....
But the question is... what am I doing about it NOW? EVERY day is a new day to start a new beginning. But what are we doing with the TODAY that has been given to us? Even if we are sick or have medical issues and know that life is fragile... are we really prepared to be found without life in us?
What will we have left those who we leave behind? What memory will they have to last them their lifetime and to pass on to their families? The older we get, the more those memories fade....or like me, many things I had blocked of my childhood that I don't want to remember, or choose not to share.
Stories like my mother shared about walking to school in the snow.... the wagon was ahead of them and they walked behind it.... so that the wagon would clear the road somewhat and they could walk to school.... or just taking a biscuit for their lunch. How I wish I could have gotten Mother to use the tape recorder I had sent her and recorded her stories! But, like us now, I'm sure that many of them she had forgotten.
I don't know if my children ever heard Mother recite her poem.... Mother wrote it out for me one time and I found a written copy when my older sister passed and I was cleaning her room. It's about her sister Kate ... can't remember the title now. Perhaps I will look for the poem and share it. Mother had memorized it word for word and could still recite it when she passed. I always had her tell me when I saw her.
What can you do TODAY .... and not put off until tomorrow? Yes, we need to weigh the importance... but what legacy will you leave behind for those who come behind you?
Is it really that important for you to be 'right' all the time? Wouldn't you rather be remembered as being kind and loving? That you shared about Jesus? That you walked the talk? That you lived what you said you believed? That you loved others? That you gave?
What is the legacy you leave today.... something to think about. There is still 'time' to make a change. I need to also ponder what do I want those who come behind me, remember about me..... at least for one son, he will have this blog.... and many times it tells so much of me. He will have to share my stories of my life in the past.
Or I just need to quit procrastinating and 'write that book' of my life. It doesn't matter if no one reads it. If I want others to know ME, I need to share it.
And so do you. Today... is a good day to start.
Blessings!
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