Light, Love, Hope Celebrates Its First Anniversary
To celebrate the first anniversary of LightLoveHope.com we are giving away five copies of Jim Brickman’s Greatest Hits CD. You may enter as many times as you like. Enter using the form below. The contest begins Friday September 4th and runs through Saturday September 20th. Winners will be chosen within 24 hours of the end of the contest and notified of winning via email. The list of winners will be posted here on LightLoveHope.com and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Shirley.LightLoveHope.
Whisper
The day has drawn to a close with the sun setting and the moon hanging high in the sky watching our every move. We’ve danced under that very moon tonight, laughing, twirling with our heads thrown back, and enjoying the moment. As we made our way inside, you, yawning and stretching, and me following right behind, you crawl into bed awaiting me to come shortly thereafter to tuck you in. Snug as a bug in a rug. My little lady bug.
I stroke your hair and kiss your cheek softly as I whisper, “I love you,” in your ear. Those three small words … who knew they could have such feelings and emotions behind them … but a mother knows. From the moment I found out I was pregnant with you, I was in love … every fiber of my being was so in love with you, dear child of mine. And today, there are so many feelings and emotions behind those three little words. They are so tiny, and yet so powerful, just like you.
And I sit with you a moment longer, soaking in all of your beauty and wonder … this little child of mine.
Just as I whisper my words of love to you, God does also to each and every one of us. It’s the sweet whispers of the wind blowing through our hair, the sunlight caressing our skin, the birds singing their melody for all the world to hear … God’s hands are in all things, and He is whispering from His lips to our hearts His love for us all. Do you hear Him calling to you?
This post was inspired by the Five Minute Friday prompt word of: Whisper. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments (which we love, by the way), or link up your own blog post at Kate’s virtual house!
Time Waits For No One
You have probably heard the saying, “Time Waits For No One.” It’s true. Time keeps marching on whether we want it to or not.
Looking back through the years, it seemed like time was dragging by in my childhood days. Once I became an adult, though, time started to go by faster and faster – too fast for my liking! It seemed like I wouldn’t ever get through school and finally graduate, but after graduation, weeks quickly turned into months, then years, and now I look around and wonder where did the past 25 years go?
When I had my babies and was awake in the wee morning hours trying to comfort my little one with a severe case of colic, I didn’t think the hands on the clock were moving at all. Time seemed to crawl as this sleep deprived mama just wanted to lay her head down, but no rest was to be found until the right combination of gas relief drops and formula were used to combat the colic (along with riding my baby around in the middle of the night as nothing seemed to soothe her unless she was in the moving vehicle). Now, my little baby is all grown up and is a Senior in high school talking about going off to college. This leaves me wondering where has the time gone? It seems like I blinked my eyes, and she’s all grown up!
I wish I could grasp the hands of time and make them go slowly now … instead of the days racing by. My youngest daughter will soon be celebrating her 10th birthday. Oh my! It seemed like only yesterday I was cradling my little miracle baby in my arms for the first time with tears of joy streaming down my face as her little fingers wrapped around my index finger. Now, she’s walking around in her cowboy boots and Western hat jumping on the back of her horse to ride off into the sunset (okay, maybe not that dramatic, but you get the idea). She has always been a strong willed I-can-do-it-myself type of girl. Now is no different as I watch her gain the respect and control of her very large horse as she leads her around.
Time waits for no one! No one I tell you!
And then there is the other saying, “Time heals all wounds.” Is this really true? Has time really healed the wound, or is the wound still there but covered by other things to mask the pain we’re feeling? Has time allowed healing to occur since it has put some distance in between the initial shock of the moment and the present day where we’ve been allowed to deal with the issue? It’s something to think about.
But time marches on. Whether we like it or not. That is why it is so important to capture every memory-making-moment possible. Take advantage of the time you do have with your family and friends. Not a single person is guaranteed the gift of another day. We never know when our time will be up, and when God will call us home to be with Him. I pray that He allows me to be here for many, many, many more years with my daughters, but this is not promised to any one. Make the most of the time you have been given. Right here, right now, this very moment. Reach out while you still have time and let someone know that you care, that you love them, you’re thinking of them, and you’re thankful for the times you’ve shared with them.
Time waits for no one. Stop wasting time and get out there and do something for and with someone near and dear to your heart … so that when your time is up, you will leave a beautiful legacy behind.
