Time

Today I am thankful for the gift of time; time to get things done.....to prepare, to get caught up.  I am thankful for time to relax, to enjoy, for time spent with family and friends, for time to be thankful, time to pray, meditate, renew.  I am thankful to find the time to be still, time to rest, time to remember, time to dream. time to reflect, time to live, love and laugh.

At this very moment...I am thinking it's time to go to bed.  But I will stay up for a few moments to complete a few last minute chores.  I am tired after a long day,  but I have been given the gift of time and I have been inspired to take a little of that time to finish this.

I have been given the gift of time today.  I had a day to catch up on planning I needed to do.  I didn't finish...but I got a lot done, and am feeling inspired to keep going this weekend.  I have been given the gift of time this weekend...an extra day.  But I will not spend the whole thing working.  There will be some sleeping in ....and some time spent with this girl.  All she wants to do is spend time with us, and so often as we run through the week, she is the one whose wagging tail gets pushed aside, other things take priority.  But this weekend, we will play and we will sit...and she will get a little extra attention.  She always gives us her time...if she had her way...she would spend every second of her day just following us around, making sure we are ok, protecting us from the food processor and the mixer.

The gift of time is such a precious gift...and I am thankful for the extra share of it I have received.  I pray that I spend it wisely.

"Time slips. Days pass. Years fade. Life ends.  And what we came to do on earth must be done while there is time!"

~ Milan Jed