Monday, June 27, 2011

What's your masterpiece?

As the kids and I rode bikes this morning I saw a sign outside of a landscaping shop that read, "Make today your masterpiece."

I thought that was so beautiful and couldn't quit thinking about it. If I looked at my day as an opportunity to create a masterpiece, what would I do?! How would I handle things differently? What things would I relinquish because they didn't meet the "important" factor. What things would I make time for no matter what because they are eternal?

These are the very questions God laid on my heart a couple of months ago, and I've been praying about them every day since. Here's what I've come up.

In making today my masterpiece I will:
  • Worry less
  • Pray more
  • Play hard (with my kids)
  • Cut out the distractions (Facebook)
  • Enjoy being active (bike rides, hikes, swimming with the kids)
  • Become a good hand-holder (that one's for you Tim)
  • Smile more
  • Sigh less
  • Enjoy reading (because I can, not because I have to)
  • Eat lots of fruits and veggies (one of my favorite things about summer)
  • Schedule less (I'm enjoying an open calendar where we can do whatever we feel like each day.)
  • Cuddle in the hammock
  • Listen to great tunes
  • Throw open the windows
  • Not stress about tomorrow
  • Live in the moment
And that's just today's masterpiece. The beautiful thing about it is each day is different. What does your masterpiece look like today?!

2 comments:

Kelly said...

Right there with ya!
Been posting pics again on my blog....just finished with the 2 showers we did together......Blogger's letting me upload pics again.....maybe they have new parameters on their quota or if you haven't blogged in a few months, like me, they let you add more???? Who knows.....but I'm taking advantage of it while I can!

Emily said...

I love this post. What a great quote- and what a great list you have come up with. I think I am going to be printing out this blog post. Thanks for sharing!