Good things are a commin'

Today I am going to wear my good jeans.  You know, the ones you save for special occasions. I'm going to cook dinner and we will eat out of the good dishes. The full spread all out on the table, I might even light the "saved for something special" candles.  I'm going to dry my hands on the "just for show" towels.  I'm going to spray myself head to toe in my designer fragrance and I won't let myself calculate just about how much each spritz costs.  Today is a good day to wear my beautiful jewelry. I want to sparkle and shine and....... SMILE!

Why do we save the best things for later? What exactly are we saving them for? I've been thinking a lot lately (that's trouble) about what's important. About life and living it. Really living it. Waking up and appreciating what this day will hold. I've always been a planner. A visionary, if you will. I look into the future and I plan what life will be like when......  But then something happened and it made me wake up. I opened my eyes to see my life is passing by so quickly. I Don't want to live in the memories of the past or live in the thoughts of the future.  No more, "I can't wait until.....".  I WANT TO LIVE FOR TODAY! What will this day hold? How can I make someone smile today? What can I do to make someone's day a little brighter, today?

I'm going to go outside and soak in this beautiful chillly-sunny (yes, you can have both in you live in Phoenix, AZ) day. This is the day the Lord has made. I'm going to rejoice and be glad in it!  I'm ready to pull out my new sneakers, the one's I've been holding on to for a long time because they are so pretty and new.  This is big for me. people! No more holding out! Today, I am all in!!! Whatch out world!