So as the clock ticks, I ask myself...."What will your resolution be this year?" I was sent a friends, sisters (hope you can follow that) blog and I became so inspired...moved even. She decided to have her resolution be one word. Wow...one word?!?! One word could change and mean so much. I've thought and thought and have come up with a word that just makes perfect sense with the season in life I am in.
TIME...that's it, TIME! TIME to pray and thank God for ALL He has blessed me with. TIME to read my Bible. Growing up a church kid you'd think I'd be well trained to read my Bible more. Do I serve? Absolutely! And I LOVE IT! But is it enough? In the stillness of the morning, I will spend TIME praying and seeking Him. TIME spent with the one who paid it all. TIME...He certainly deserves it! "Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”
Let your face smile on us, Lord." ~Psalms 4:6
I want to spend more alone TIME with my amazing husband. Since Iraq deployments have been over, I have not thought about the chances of loosing him. Life changed in June when a neurosurgeon told us he needed to operate "last week" to remove a growing tumor on his spine. TIME and memories flashed before my very eyes as I watched and listened to the DR talk to him about what needed to happen. I was in a daze but I needed to be strong...come on Joy turn on the auto pilot. I couldn't let on just how incredibly scared I was. One thing remained. God was and is bigger than any scary situation we are in. The week we spent together in the hospital was a life changing week for sure. I saw my strong Marine become a weak patient. As hard as that was, it was amazing to see how God restored him. TIME passed and it's funny how quickly we young parents {hey...I'm still a young 33 years} forget about our spouses. We pour so much into our kids that there isn't much left for the one we started it all with. TIME...Jason deserves it. TIME talking about his hopes and dreams. TIME watching his fishing shows {yawn}! TIME on dates...dates? We remember how to go out on dates don't we?! TIME...He deserves it! "I have found the one whom my soul loves." ~Song of Soloman 3:4
My bits are no longer babies anymore {6 and 8}. TIME...I hear my mom say all the TIME how much she would give to go back in TIME when my brothers and I were little. Darius Rucker sings a song called, "It won't be like this for long." I cry each time I hear the darn song. I cry because I think of my kids and even myself as a kid. {I'm a big cry baby!} I think we as moms get into such a routine that TIME just slips by without even knowing it. I mean it seems that just last week my Chloe was born until I wake up from my mommy dream and hear her singing "Trouble" by Taylor Swift, brushing her hair and dancing around the room. My kids are growing before my very eyes and as much as I want to freeze TIME, I can't. I want to give them my TIME. Most people who know me already think I already give so much of my TIME but there's always room for more. It's when they are trying to talk to me and I'm checking email or Facebook for goodness sake. TIME...they deserve it! "Children are like arrows in the hands of warriors." ~Psalms 127:4
My most treasured family and friends...they deserve my TIME. TIME to call and chat...TIME to visit...TIME to help out...TIME to pray with and for them. I have some pretty amazing people in my life who love my FAB 4 and I am incredibly thankful for them. TIME...they deserve it!
So there it is...TIME! TIME to love, appreciate, devote, snuggle, pray and listen. 4 letters, it is!
