Dear Ones,
Happy Weekend to you! Hope you have a time to relax and regroup. Tomorrow we are going to the funeral of a friend who battled leukemia and is now with the Lord. 
Devotions from Judy’s heart
   Time marches on and we can’t hold it back. It passes so quickly that we have to cherish it by the moments in each day. I wonder how I got old so quickly, and I wish I had savored more moments along the way. Like a river we can’t hold back the flow while all the time the water of the river carves out a coarse specific for each of us.
  What if God let us choose where the water would flow, I wonder how different our lives would be. At one time in my life, I was wishing the water flowed in a different direction and yet later I praised the Lord that it was exactly as it should be. My heart was full of thanksgiving.
   But as the clock ticks we must ponder what is really important so that we embrace it and don’t come to the end of lives with regrets that we have no time to correct. As the days go by and Al and I become yet older, we are more playful, laugh more together, and take more time to share how much we treasure our days together. If one of us leaves this world before the other, we have a storehouse of shared memories and realize that we knew our mate more intimately than any other person on this earth; only the Lord is before each other for He is Number One.
   When we think of the clock ticking away, we are prompted to race through life quickly, but we should do the opposite…simply slow down, put our phones down and take notice of what is happening around us, and what is going on within us. We need to drink in the beauty around us, cherish those we love, and listen to the music that touches our soul deeply. Rather than live a scattered life because of fear of missing out, we gravitate towards what is most important and build true relationships with others, and we put the Lord first.
   Let us celebrate every day God gives us, as we open our hearts to His love and embrace those around us. As it says in John 10:10, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
Challenge for today: Slow down today and cherish some quiet moments with Lord.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy