Today

Today is a wonderful day! I wake up like everyday, late, wake up my kids late, I even went to bed late last night; because my son did not did his homework of one week. I cannot go to the retreat that I was anxious to go this weekend, but something was different, what do I did different today??? This morning, I did not run like crazy around the house, getting everybody ready including the dogs. I did not scream around because my kid will miss their bus if we don’t get out of the house now. My older son give food to the dogs without I even ask him, something that he complains every morning.  I drive normal, not my normal, but the normal speed. As I enter to the subdivision, my son bus was in front of me, uff! He did not miss it.

What this mean? I think mean that God is with me. I ask him for patience with my kids, with my dogs and with myself. I ask Him to help me to be more organized, I ask Him to help me not be so anxious all the time about tomorrow. I had to drive today, thing that I hate very much (traffic!), but as I was driving my dad’s car, he have his old CDS, and I was listening it (Willy Colon) that is salsa music, which I don’t like much, but remained me when I was little and happy days. I was dancing and singing in a bad traffic. I look around the faces of the people, and realize that most of them were faces of distress, madness, and sadness and bored.

Today, is not a holiday, is not special at all, or maybe it is. How we think is how we feel and how we feel is what drives our actions. Our thoughts are more powerful that we thought. We have to stop life and start living. As I was taking my kids to catch the bus, I tell them to appreciate the nature look at the trees how beautiful they are, we did not have that in my country, they are always green. Last night, as I was trying to find a document for work, I found a little pocket prayer book, a really tiny cute one. I read couple of prayers last night before go to sleep. A good friend of mine that I visit yesterday for dinner, gave me a nice book, inspirations for everyday; this is one of the scriptures for today:

Luke 12:29-31

²⁹ “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. ³⁰ For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹ But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

Big Hug,
MRM