The sound of the clock ticking.
The sight of the clock moving.
The swirl of thoughts worrying.
…about Time.
If time is your enemy, it will hurt like a bad break up.
Time moves on without asking.
Time gives no regard to your emotions, thoughts, opinions.
Time goes where it’s headed next, with or without, you.
Time functions outside of any ones control.
You can follow time, but if time is your enemy, it will break your heart over and over again.
Time can be the enemy of our souls.
Or…
Time can be a {gift} to be treasured, invested, and spent wisely.
Every person is given the gift of 24 hours a day…
We can choose to {enjoy}, or loathe, the hours we are given.
Winter has settled upon Ohio…
Snow has fallen ~ slowing everyone down, causing school delays, late to work statuses, and road closures.
In the middle of our winter snow and our holiday hustle and bustle, we have been forced to reckon with life slowing down and time speeding onward... moving ahead, time never looks back.
Time lost is a reality, stranding some in a pattern of regret and pining.
Time lost will never be regained.
Use your {gift of time} beautifully, wisely, wholeheartedly…
In winters past, I have struggled with the snow.
Stranded in my own home, snow days meant I’d lost my freedom.
I am grateful now to love the snow… to see its beauty, its wonder, its possibilities…
I know how to use the snow shovel and get myself out of our long steep icy driveway…
I know how to appreciate the time at home, content with simply being at home...
This winter, we have enjoyed time together making memories going sledding.
This takes effort.
Putting everything else pressing aside, for those precious moments with our kids…
In the time we spend sledding, nothing else matters, only wholeheartedly enjoying our family time.
We look not at our watches, phones or to do lists…
As soon as the snow flakes begin to fall ~
We anticipate… the adventure of sledding… the hills, the thrills, the hikes up and down, our boots trekking thru the snow, the laughter, the fun.
We fly… down a simple hill… full of belly laughs, snow flakes in our faces, spins, twists, turns and twirls on a simple $10 sled.
We breathe… inhaling the cold winter air… the space, the moments, the memories created.
Time is to be stewarded and used wisely ~ housework, job work, school work beckon… but they will never end.
Effort is necessary for anything we spend our gift of time on…
This time spent enjoying each other is irreplaceable, the value is priceless, and worth every. single. minute.
Time has to be received as the {gift} it is meant to be, or it will be taken for granted.
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How are you using your gift of time?
Thank you for reading, sharing and following 🙂 In Him, Leslie
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