Just For Today

I always look SO forward to vacation. In fact, so much so, that I'm consumed with the anticipation of it to the exclusion of everything else. We leave on Thursday by the way!

I tend to forget about today, and what a blessed day it is. I awake every morning (there's 1 blessing) to see my husband and children alive and well, if not always awake (there's 3 more blessings). Each day is a day to celebrate and be thankful for, and I find I'm always looking toward the next day or the next week or the next vacation. Why is it so difficult to "live for today" and to "live each day as if it was your last". Why isn't today "good enough"?

I know that before I know it my kids will be grown and gone... and it will happen fast. I want to focus on each day and the joy that my family gives me... the simple joys that each day brings ... a good cup of Tim's coffee (with just the right amount of cream and sugar), the sunshine in the sky, the hug and the kiss and the "I love you mom" that I get before school (THAT'S the best), the dog who just wants to lick me even though he's been confined to his kennel all night, my favorite song on the radio, a good news story, a superpoke from a friend on Facebook... I could go on and on. I need to stop worrying about tomorrow or waiting for tomorrow and just focus on this day that I've been blessed with. That's it! That's all I have to say. Now I just have to figure out how to do that.