With under two weeks until I depart, this is another one of those “not too exciting weeks”, as far as blogging updates go, as will next week. It again seems like items keep getting added to the list to get done over the next few weeks – like repairing the new chip in my windshield from a rock that hit it. Although, I am also checking items off the list – I now have health care, my will completed, and all mechanical repairs for my car complete.
Without the structure of a work day, I find myself switching between acting like I am on vacation/retired and then realizing how quickly the time until my departure is approaching. One moment I am watching the Price is Right, the next I am furiously filling out insurance questionnaires or jumping in the car trying to accomplish a string of errands. One the inside, the repressed teenager within me throws a temper tantrum screaming “Why, I am supposed to be a ‘responsible adult,’. Just wait until after the Showcase Showdown.” But, as usually happens, my logical side prevails. Some items, like the will, are long overdue, and I am glad to have this time to get them done. Others, like completing a form to forward mail, shopping for a new wardrobe and work items, and looking for medical insurance are the direct result of my opportunity to go to Alaska.
My conclusion is one that is not new: time is precious. It’s easy to say not to waste it, harder to define what that means, harder still to live it. I also realize my challenges in life are small compared to many I know and those do not, whose stories I hear about across the internet and television. This again motivates me to be thankful for what I have and the opportunities I have been granted.
Deeper still, I am reminded that my plans, are just that mine and plans. They are not for everyone and they are subject to change, for me as God sets out. I must sometimes stop to listen to Him, to be able to hear the direction He is calling. However, once I know the direction, I am charged with carrying out His plans… "While it is daytime, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work." – John 9:4 New International Version
Thank you Lord, for all you have done. Help me to use my time wisely, to fulfill your will.
I wish you and your families a Happy Easter.
Home Alone (1990) – Stars: Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci. Plot: An 8-year old troublemaker must protect his home from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation. (Like you didn't know!)