It's the middle of winter where we live, and I am longing for spring. The outdoors is where I find sanity and peace at the same time. My kids are able to be outdoors, we can all have space that we so desperately need some days. But it's now. It's winter. I find myself asking the question...how do I enjoy the present, the day that is today?
Recently, my gracious husband gently reminded me that I have a habit of looking back and remembering only good. This is in itself good, to not dwell on past mistakes and regrets. But I also have a tendency to exaggerate the past--everything is greener and better than it actually was. This brings me to a mindset of not enjoying the present that God has for me at this moment in time. This battle with contentedness is a daily struggle that, unless combated with scripture and truth, wins the war for the day.
The verse that comes to mind is one that I remember singing in Sunday school as a young girl. Psalm "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 11:24
For me to find an attitude of gratitude in each day is key. Rejoicing in what God has for me, living my life between yesterday and tomorrow, and once in a while wearing orange sunglasses lenses to simulate vitamin D found when the sun decides to grace us with it's bright, warm self.
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