I guess I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus!
I pray your Christmas was blessed beyond measure. December always seems to creep up on me and it always seems to fly by before I know it. This year was no different for me, despite any attempt on my part. Once my daughter, son-in-law, and son rolled in to town and we headed to Key West for the week leading up to Christmas Day, time flew by and it was pretty hard to hold on to the Christmas spirit I had diligently and deliberately soaked myself in before their arrival.
My fault. I wish I had a lot of the last two weeks to do over (sigh) Life doesn’t quite work
that way, though, does it?
If it did, I would have woken up each day and spent time with God instead of waking up and walking down the street for coffee. The coffee could have waited.
I was out of my routine; my rhythm was disturbed… by an unfamiliar house, a rooster nuisance and such a strong desire to make sure everyone in my family had a good time together that I tried taking control of the uncontrollable.
This deviation from my normalcy wreaked havoc on my spirit and I knew it would if I didn’t stay intentionally focused. Yet I did it anyway.
My spirit suffered but my tummy did not. 🙂 We had a wonderful dinner at El Siboney, amazing sushi at Origami (our 3rd trip there), yummy pizza at No Name Pub and simply the most delicious Pina Colada I’ve ever had at Southernmost Cafe. I’ve always hated that drink until last week! My family went skydiving, too. No, I did not 🙂
I’d love a do-over of some things from last week. If my time with God had been better spent, I wouldn’t now be longing for the chance to rewind and take back some of my frustrations and my reactions to those frustrations during our time away.
So…in being honest with God today, I admitted the regret in my heart. Then I asked Him to help me forget the things I cannot change and help me move forward.
Be blessed!
Amy