I Choose

Each new day is like a blank sheet in a journal. I can write on it whatever I choose. Even if my responsibilities dictate certain activities for the day, I can choose how I will approach them and with what degree of excellence I will carry them out! I love it that I can forget yesterday's foibles and greet the morning with a cup of coffee and an expectation that today will be better. I remember hearing  a preacher (probably one of those religious men with a "pulpit" voice) saying "Some people are so heavenly minded they are no earthly good." I thought then and now that such a mindset is STRANGE! What is there on earth or in heaven other than God, my heavenly Father? It has always been my dream to write a book. Someone suggested that it did not have to have a Christian theme. "Well," I remember saying, "I don't have anything else to write about." It's true. Though my actions frequently do not reflect my innermost values, there's reallly nothing in this life outside of Jesus Christ. Everything of value is connected to Him. Back to the blank sheet in my journal, this lovely, overcast Thursday morning. I CHOOSE to see my particular journal as a gorgeous pink book with lots of flower and butterfly detailing on the cover (maybe a little cross stitch). I choose to write something inside today that reflects Jesus Christ. I choose.