This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
February 7, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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The sunlight coming in my window is almost glaring with it’s brightness. It’s reflecting off all that snow. We’ve sure had our share this winter!
We have two cats…one showed up on our doorstep a year and a half ago, the other we handpicked at someone’s home a couple of months later. Both were tiny kittens, barely weaned. The one we chose escapes each time she can. Believe me, the trips outside have been much quicker when the temperatures have been below twenty! The one that chose US never gets near the door and is very happy to have a nice, warm home.
Isn’t that the way it goes…even in us humans? I think about this because the cat that is always trying to escape spends the rest of her time sitting in my window…looking out…WISHING she could escape. She is now blocking my view of the gorgeous sunlight streaming in.
There’s a very simple message in all of this for all of us. Enjoy what we have today and don’t wish it away. I’m going to enjoy the sunlight and be thankful for it today…not wish it away on being warmer or spring again. Enjoy the cold, winter days spent in the house when I can spend more time with my children and have a more relaxed schedule.
If only we could learn these little tidbits when we are younger…when we are spending our lives planning for the future and trying to set and reach the next goal. Better yet to understand that as long as we are here…we have an opportunity to live each day to its fullest, because tomorrow will have more opportunities. That way we won’t spend our lives trying to escape, only to run back in when we find that it’s not what we expected!
Have a sunny and cheerful winter day!
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Doro wrote @ February 10, 2008 at 5:37 am
Contentment is such an illusive thing but so wonderful when it ‘happens’ (if it ever does without us realizing it when putting God’s spin on it). To me the key may be the ‘godliness’ that precedes it in the verse ‘godliness with contentment’ is 1 Timothy 6. I see this in you, Deborah. It spills the blessing of your life all over the rest of us.
Wow Doro! What a nice thing to hear!
Thank you for that great read in I Timothy 6. I really enjoyed verses, 6,7 and 8. We come with nothing and we take nothing with us. All the ‘things’ that we have are for many reasons…testing, sometimes to ease our lives. But I think the testing part is really the important part and it’s a life-long progression. That patience we talked about on Sunday that I’ve struggled with and I know leads to contentment in so many areas for me. Yes, it has come with a high price at times, but it has been so worth it! I’m still silly enough to keep praying for more!!! 
Mary wrote @ February 25, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I love the simplicity of being content. When we’re thankful for the little things, it seems we’re more thankful overall. I loved being inside today, the wind buffeting the house and nowhere to have to be…
My favorite line from a Point of Grace song is: “Have what you want BUT want what you have”…
Hey, I know that song! How true! I pray you are feeling better!
your observations and your words are a delight for the soul. I have enjoyed several of your posts.
Deborah wrote @ May 28, 2008 at 10:07 am
Thank you Maggie Rose for your kind comments!
As I said over at your blog, I love your name! It has such a nice ring to it. Our youngest daughter has the middle name of Emily Rose. When I was younger the Rose was my favorite flower and so was the name. Now that I’m older, I find beauty in so many flowers but the Rose is still among my most favorite as well as the scent.
Have a wonderful day!
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