Happy Day

Today is my sister's birthday. Happy birthday to her!

Freedom

Sorry, I should stop posting. But it is so freeing! No one will ever read this, it's like a journal, only better! I don't usually feel like I am myself while I write in my journal. It's sort of rigid feeling. But this is awesome. Much closer to the real me. I think.

List

Now seriously, I want to answer those questions from the previous post. What things are important to me? I don't want to regret how I spend my time. Because there is always the chance that we are called Home sooner than we expected. I need to overcome my natural tendencies and do what God has in mind for me.
Things that are important to me:
My husband and letting him know how much I love him
My son and teaching him how to come to Christ
my testimony
my standing with God
my family- parents, siblings, in-laws, extended...
relationships with people
music- the violin and piano
learning and reading


I'm sure there's more to add to the list, but for now I just need to reflect on how I spend my time. If these things are important to me, then every single minute I spend should somehow reflect it.

I am a planner-girl. I love to-do lists and crossing off items makes me happy. But am I spending my time wisely? Am I going to be one of the foolish virgins who didn't have oil sufficient to last the night?











I need to simplify.

Edited: I feel like I should add "share the gospel with others" to that list. I don't know why I feel like I can't do it or don't know how or would never say the right thing or do the right thing or follow a prompting. It should be important to me because I know how much it blesses me. I want others to know about it. I am afraid. I need to fix this.

What if...

How would I live differently if I knew that I didn't have much time on earth? What would I spend my time doing? Who would I want to be with, to call or visit? Where would I be? And what would be the driving force, the motives, the reasons I would do anything? I can answer that question better now that ever before. I don't really know why, but I have felt my testimony strengthen greatly in the past year or so. I know Heavenly Father much more than I did before. And I know He is mindful of me and everyone. I am always so touched by small events that illustrate that He cares about His children, including me. His tender mercies are evident in every part of my life.