"Each day is a gift, but how we spend it is up to us"

A thought by Dr. Kevin Leman (2013-02-01) from his book, Way of the Wise, The: Simple Truths forLiving Well (Kindle Location 560). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

Wow, is that ever the truth and it takes on more meaning the older I get. I don’t want to waste one minute living it in a negative attitude because I could at a moment’s notice be facing God. Life can be so short. This day is a gift from Him.

There are so many gifts that God gives to us that He doesn’t want us to waste, for instance our health. Health is such a gift. That is something I can abuse and it can be taken away from me. So no sweet stuff and a lot of walking are very important parts of my life.

Another is relationships, they are also a gift from God. My wife, Margaret and I are celebrating Saturday our 39^th anniversary. We have had 36 wonderful years and three really bad ones. Those three were because of what I call my three year jerk time. It is only because of God’s grace and Margaret’s stubbornness that we survived but we have. Each day I have with Margaret is truly a gift from God.

We are also celebrating next week another gift from God. Margaret and I have three beautiful granddaughters who God gave to our son, Brett and his wife, Marissa and to my daughter, Stefanie and her husband, Andrew. Our son and daughter and their mates are also gifts from God. But back to our celebration, next Saturday we are celebrating Harper Olivia Cole’s first birthday. We just celebrated Ashlyn’s 7^th birthday in October and Addison’s 4^th is coming in December. They all are truly a gift and a responsibility and priviledge from God.

None of this I deserve and I never want to take them for granted. What I do with these gifts is my gift to God.

So what do you have planned for today?

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