As Each Day Dawns~

So here hath been dawning

Another blue day;

Think, wilt thou let it

Slip useless away?

                         ~Thomas Carlyle

Day dawns. 

Our lives are measured by time.  It ticks by tirelessly until the end.  And then?  Where has life gone?

We have only one life to live, which God gave to us.  We have the choice to either squander it recklessly or live it to the fullest!  Which wilt thou choose?  

Death.  It's a reality.  And one of the freakiest facts about it is that we never know when it will sneak up on us.  So, basically, the whole point is - we have to be ready when death comes.  That is when we will be asked how we have lived the life that God bestowed upon us.  

Okay, let's move away from the morbid stuff.  ;)  I have chosen to make the following resolution:  to try and live my life, following God's will, seeking truth, striving toward holiness, not wasting a single precious minute.  It sounds hard, but the key to everything is being aware of the present moment.

~ This blog will be a journal of my aspirations and musings.  Most of it will be simple.  Reading the writings of the saints. Learning to be more industrious around the house.  Appreciating the beauty around me.  Playing with a sibling.  Writing a heartfelt letter to a dear friend instead of just shooting an email.  Taking more time to pray.  The list goes on, but especially: doing everything with love and joy.  Truly living.  

Will you join me?  Just think of being able to say at the end of life, like Sydney Carton:  “It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done” ("Tale of Two Cities").  

God bless!  
Melvina~

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“This is why I was born and why I have come into the world – to bear witness to the truth.” 
~John 18:37