Living and Enjoying the Here and Now

"In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon God, and feel His good presence; this will carry you evenly through your day's business." Unknown Author

I want to cherish each moment of life, even the everyday things. Today was one of those days, that i stopped and appreciated the present. Jon and I both had the day off and we hung out at home, ran errands and are making a yummy chicken enchilada dinner. I am so thankful to have evenings with Jon now it is such a blessing compared to last year's schedule. I also am anxious to be done with graduate school but i do enjoy learning and being challenged at my internship and need to live in the moment there too.

I tend to always be looking forward to the next thing, graduation, moving, a family someday. I know that I lose out on the present when i spent too much time looking forward or planning the future. I also tend to put off making spending time with God more of a priority in my life with having more consistent quiet times and that has to change. I want to make an effort to be closer to God now. My biggest fear is that life passes away too quickly with worrying about the future and I don't take time to appreciate the present...

Now time to get those enchiladas out of the oven.... yummy.