Seas the Day! Living in the moment of the day!
I have had the privilege of spending the last 24 hours with my 14 year old granddaughter, and boy did we “Seas the Day!” It began last night with watching The Shack movie. What an incredible movie of healing and moving forward after being stuck for awhile. I always gleam a new nugget of truth when I watch it. It had been too long. I was glad she picked it out. “Why haven’t I watched this sooner?”, I said to myself. I answered with “I’ve been too busy.”
Doing what, I was thinking. Maybe being stuck myself in the endless grief of loss of dreams, loss of what should or could be, loss of relationships, loss of dreams for others, etc. I could go on, I know, but I think you get it. Sometimes, I’m finding that these emotions hit at one time and life becomes paralyzed until like Mac in The Shack movie, I spend some time with my ABBA and allow Him to heal. Last night was a move in that direction.
Today, we ended up eating some breakfast and then relaxing a bit with another favorite movie, Princess Diaries 2. We didn’t get to finish watching it as we had reservations at the Tea house to celebrate her birthday that was earlier in the month. The day was planned for today since she was out of school. We dressed up and made it to our reservation.
The hostess showed us to our table by the window for two where we could look around and admire the decor. After placing our order, we talked about the several times she had gotten to enjoy the tea house for her birthday in years past. “Why don’t we come every year?”, she asked. “Well, this or that has happened,” I said. “Would you like to come every year?”, I asked. “Yes!”, she replied, “This is so much fun!”, “I love this!”. “Ok”, I said, “we can do that!” She grinned.
We got our tea and scones. “Um, this is so good!”, she said. I grinned. She was enjoying each and every bite and drink of her tea. She ate the rest of her soup and food the same. FInally, we got our chocolate cake covered with chocolate frosting and small tiny chocolate chips. It was divine! She thought so, too! We savored each bite, and even saved some back for later in the day. We walked around the gift store for a bit and then made our way to the car.
She had wanted to go to a movie that was out that day and we checked to see if we would make it. Yes, we could be late and miss the advertisements. So off to the movie theater. We got there and had 3 minutes until the actual movie started. We barely made it. The movie was Forever My Girl. Parts of it were sad like most romantic movies, but in the end the guy decided he couldn’t live without the one. We both agreed it was an enjoyable movie.
On our way out, she asked about doing a bit of shopping. Ok, as we were already at the mall. So we went to a few stores for her to look. After a few hours, we left with a few packages. Home to eat a bite of dinner and the rest of our chocolate cake. I took her home and we talked about all kinds of things. Actually all day long we shared and talked. I marvel at her wisdom at 14. Even in the midst of disappointments and hurts she has hope and that is such an encouragement.
After thinking about our day, I saw my sign, “Seas the Day!”, and realized that is exactly what we did today. We both had enjoyed it immensely. We enjoyed each and every part of it. That realization made me grin, and say, “Thank you Jesus for the day and the opportunity to spend the last 24 hours connecting in a way that brought healing and health to us both, and the reminder to live in the moment.” It certainly allowed me to see some of my grief and struggles in a new light.
I will look at each day as an opportunity to “Seas the Day!” I will live in the moment of the present day. My past is behind me, and the Lord can and will redeem it. The future, well, that has so many possibilities, which could seem overwhelming, but when I live in the moment of the day, then it doesn’t seem so daunting. So I will pay attention and breathe in the moment, and ask Holy Spirit to guide and lead me for the day. After enjoying today, I can do one day at a time.
I saw a post today that I want to end with . . .
Enjoy!