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Embrace Today

A real blessing is that you get to choose how to spend your time. My grandmother, Nana, used to say: “We all have 24 hours in each day; what we decide to do with that time is a choice.” She never liked when people said: “I don’t have time…” We do have the gift of time. 

There are so many ways you can embrace today! Learn to enjoy the time you spend with your aging loved one. Treasure their company. Try spending your waking moments with the Lord and experience His peace as you embrace the day. Those quiet moments with Him will help you prepare to love others well.

Today, and every day, cultivate an “attitude of gratitude” and be thankful. Notice the value in life’s simple pleasures. Find something beautiful to appreciate every day. Pray for positivity and purpose. Align your heart with His and ask Him to show you “today’s way.” 

Albert Einstein said “Learn from yesterday, live for today.” Thanking God for all you have learned is a great first step to letting go of the unhealthy attachments and yesterdays that can get in the way of enjoying and living for today. It’s hard to embrace today with yesterday’s baggage weighing you down. Clean out any clutter that holds you back from loving well in the moment. Your aging adult will appreciate a little time, love and tenderness from you each day. 

Lord, help me embrace today. Thank You for the gift of time and for the choices set before me each day. Help me choose how to spend the time You bestow wisely. Help me hear Your voice in the stillness and quiet moments. Prepare me, each day, to love others well. May I have a grateful heart and see You in special ways each and every day. Show me how to walk out living and loving well.