Dear Ones,
Happy weekend and may it be mixed with some free time as well as work. This morning I plan to do food prep and have an appointment, and later I hope to get to a sale at the Senior Center to find some Viking and Packer things.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
How many of us live balanced lives that have a reasonable schedule with time for work but also time for enjoyment and relaxing. Some of us err on being too busy working and others on playing so much that work doesn’t get done. We need to live our lives with purpose and have goals for the future, but also to be balanced and healthy by having time for both.

I have always wanted to accomplish a lot each day. I like to do the hardest work first but all my life I have left room for a short nap after lunch. My mom began that practice with us growing up and I carried it on with our kids too. Many retired people where we live have leisurely mornings sleeping in and starting the day with reading the paper and coffee. However, when you work all day at an office, you can’t afford such a luxury; but when you come home at night, it’s time to play ball with the kids etc. but not continue doing work all evening.

 My day starts at 4 a.m. with prayer and devotions and writing devotionals and answering e-mails, then on to baking, cleaning and going places etc. We all have to do what works for us but it should include both work and some time for play and to be with others.  How we spend our time, determines much of our future. When we choose unwisely, we have to live with the consequences. When we choose wisely with God’s leading, it will have a positive impact on our life. Not everything in life is easy or goes how we would like but we also have a choice on how we respond. Like David prayed in Psalm 31:14-15a, “But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in your hand;”

Let us live our lives for the Lord and ask Him for His plan for us each day that our life will count for His kingdom. We have only one life to live here on earth, so let us live each day as a gift in preparation for what is ahead.

Challenge for today: Live purposefully and wisely and make the most of each day.
Blessings on your weekend and prayers and love, Judy