BE Intentional

I want to start off by saying thank you for the lovely post on Friday from Misty. I was overwhelmed with well wishes for my birthday and her thoughtfulness, as well as yours, did not go unnoticed. I am very blessed and humbled!

And as I celebrated my birthday on Friday, I kept thinking about life. I kept thanking God for another year and another chance to be a better version of me and to try to make a difference in this world, no matter how big or how small that difference might be.

Our Pastor started a new sermon series last week on the book of Proverbs. He challenged all of us to read it through and continue reading it until the series is over. (for the next four to five weeks) As I thought about what we’d read already and as I celebrated my birthday, the word “intentional” kept going through my mind. And it hit me; I want this year to be a year of intentional moments.

How many times do we coast through a day and not really show up? I know there have been plenty of days where by bedtime, I’m not even sure what I said to people or how I behaved because I was so focused on the next thing. I wasn’t always intentional in conversations, in moments with my child, or even in moments for myself.

I want this thirty-eighth year of my life to mean something. I want people to know that when they called to tell me something personal or important, that I listened to them-I wasn’t browsing Instagram or reading email. I want my son to know that when he wants me to watch him ride his bike, that I am watching. I don’t want to be on the phone or talking to someone else or even taking a picture. I want to watch him.

In today’s world, it can get hard with life being so busy but what would happen if each moment, each dinner time, each coffee date, etc. was done with intention and not just something we marked off of the list and moved on from. What would happen if we really took the time to stop, listen, and focus on what’s really going on in our world and the world around us?

Just food for thought. I hope you have a terrific Monday!