Day by Day
Good Morning! What a beautiful crisp morning - I am so happy to be able to say. Because it actually feels like autumn. Well, it is beautiful even tho' it is still dark. Yes, I woke up at 5AM-have no idea how long Agatha and Barkley had been roaming around. We spent some time out on the front porch checking out the sounds and actions of early morning. God is Sooooo Great !!!!
My mind is on daily tasks. You know - washing, drying, watering, feeding....etc.etc.etc.
Just think about it - clothes, dishes, floors, plants, pets, children, ourselves. You know daily maintaining. We can do it all joyfully or grumpully (m.o.w.mem's own word) but we still have to do them. Well to have a healthy life.
Now think of this - with the clothes we can be grateful that we have them, so many of them. In my case I am so happy to have a washer and dryer so I don't have to go out to do laundry. With dishes - well this just shows that we are blessed to be eating well - we can be thankful for dirty dishes.
Floors - we will come back to..
Plants give us oxygen, the least we can do is give them a drink and some precious sunlight. A kind word has been said to help.
We accept the daily tasks for ourselves early on. Feels good to be clean and healthy. Right?
Those playful little pets. Water, feed, wash, love and play. Oh yes and clean litter and pick up poop. We are rewarded with companionship and lots of love and they are always - always happy to see us come home.
Ahh...the children - now talk about rewarding. Children have such a capacity for love. It just flows from them. The smiles and sweet voices and pleaading eyes and rejoicing. They just soak up every good thing that is sent their way. And they give it back with so much more than you give. So smile when you scrub those little feet and wipe those little noses and bottoms...and rejoice to be able to prepare their daily food and wash their little clothes and clean up the floors ( told you we would get to floors ) after them. Just think how much joy they add to your life and childhood is such a brief moment. Don't ever take this for granted. It is a privilege. A kind word is sure to help! Children reflect what they see and hear. Let us guard their little eyes and ears.
Last but not least don't forget the elderly ones. They are eagerly looking for a kind voice and love and attention. They have wisdom we need and they have given so much in their lifetime. Kindness really matters.
If you want to see Jesus - look into the eyes of the elderly, the children, your wife or husband, sisters, brothers, friends, neighbors, etc. As Mother Teresa said touch the sick and dying, the poor - you are touching Jesus.
Jesus said if we do unto the least of these we have done unto Him.
Day by day we all have tasks, some call chores. I think they are opportunities to reach out and touch Jesus daily.
Day by day let's do each task with Love.
Day by day let's do each task with Prayer.
Day by day let's do each task with Thanks.
Have a wonderful day full of tasks......
with Love, Prayer and Thankfulness
Meme
