A New Day!

Today, I have been doing a lot of remembering. I think we have a tendency to do that as we get older. Not that I am old. But, sometimes you just get a chance to think about your life and how the choices that you made affected the outcome.
I think about my children, all grown now, and how proud I am of all four of them. I hope that I had some small influence on how they have all grown into responsible adults.
I think about my sweet husband and all the ups and downs we have been through. I think about our 30+ years together and wonder why he never grew tired of me. I wonder how we could have just grown closer over all these years. All the trials that we have been through, all the adventures. I think about how he has supported me always, and given me little pushes when I needed them. If not for his support, I would never have made it through Nursing School.
I think about my two beautiful grandchildren and I pray that when they are grown and I am gone to be with my Lord, they will remember me with love as I remember my own grandparents. Every day they get older and wiser. Life is a great adventure to them and I want to be part of that adventure.
I think about my Faith and how my life as been blessed by the presence of my Lord for as long as I can remember knowing Him. The truly amazing thing about Christ is that no matter how preoccupied we become with what we perceive to be important issues, He never becomes too preoccupied to be with us, in our times of need. For some reason, we don't always recognize His presence. For me, He has been like a warm and comforting quilt on a chilly winter day. He is like a constant hug, a precious friend, a candle when the lights go out. He is always with me, I don't make a single decision without His influence. I don't say a single word without thinking about what the consequences might be. Because of Him, I find it impossible to deliberately cause pain to someone else. Because of Him, I find it impossible for sadness to enter my life and stay there. Because of Him, as Paul said, "I am content!"
I realize that I have made mistakes in my life. Some bad mistakes and some not so bad. If I could go back and do it all over, I am sure I would just make different mistakes. That is what comes of being human. God created us with the ability to make choices and sometimes we make the wrong choice, either because we don't know any better or because we knew better but, were too stubborn to admit it.
Anyway, so far, my life has never been boring and I have quite a few years left yet to have many more adventures and make many more mistakes. I am so glad that I have a loving and dedicated husband to share them with and Christ to guide our path.