Friday, August 25, 2017

SABRINA




Life is hectic.  It is already August.  Where has the year gone?  We so often forget, in our haste, to check the next thing off the list, that life is indeed a precious gift from God, yet it is also fleeting.

In James 4:14 we are reminded that each of us is a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. We want to think that tomorrow will be different, we will have more time for the things WE want to do  time with family, friends, spouse. We are not promised tomorrow.

I loved my mother fiercely. I have her beautiful crystal. It sat, sparkling in the china cabinet, yet I never remember drinking from it. She was saving it for a special occasion or let's be honest, probably a time when she felt like MAYBE everyone around the table was old enough for it to not get broken. That special day never came for her. She died months after an unexpected illness took her life, earlier than any of us would have imagined.

Take time to enjoy those you love the most, take the spur of the moment trip, drink from the crystal. Go today in God's love and peace, enjoying and embracing both this day and those you share this life with!