Day /Runner

Today I purchased my 2012 planner. It is time to start filling in all the dates that have already been booked for 2012. I still use the pencil and paper kind. A little old fashioned but it works for me. I don't have to think about what buttons to push and what the abbreviations of certain things are. I can just write it and forget it until I need to read it again. Erasures are so very nice for changed plans and take only a minute to do.

It is an interesting name Day/Runner. You can certainly understand where it comes from. We write things down for every day and then we run to get those things accomplished. It sure seems funny to me with all of this daily running I never loose weight. It isn't useless running, well maybe sometimes it is. But mostly we make plans and run because we need to keep ourselves on track or else we would waste the day rather than run in it.

What does God say about Day/Runners? Hmm-mm an interesting question..."Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16 So if we are going to be running, it should be for the right thing. We need to be wise about what we put in our Day/Runner and it should be counting for the glory of God. As I begin to put in the things already on schedule for 2012, I want to take the time to evaluate God's glory in each of them. I want my running to count for the eternal kingdom to come.

Let me just say that I love the whole planning and writing out the plans for the coming year. Probably because I love office supplies. I also want to say that this year I got a very pretty Day/Runner. It's all about style. How girlie is that! So when you see me run by carrying my Day/Runner, please notice the design and color. When you do, I will make the most of the opportunity by giving you a very big smile. :)

Google Calendar

The other day my daughter said to me that we should get the google calendar so that we would know what the other one is doing. You see we call each other every morning for the update of appointments and what the day holds. She said, "Then I won't have to call you but I will probably call you anyway." Which I thought was nice because I like the touching base with her.

In that conversation she also said something about my life and I said, "I don't have a life." I have been thinking about that statement. It is very selfish. For you see my life is not about me. It is about God and others. The more people that are in my life the better, right? Especially if I am going to do it God's way. So I think that people who spend time soaking in the tub, going to the tanning booth, shopping every Saturday at the mall, watching their favorite TV show or drawing life on being alone have got it all wrong. Not that any of those things by themselves are wrong but a string of self-satisfying things is definitely wrong. In fact, that person would be missing out on life.

Life is about having your google calendar with God and anyone else who wants to share it with you. We are to learn of Him, worship Him, honor Him and reflect Him to others. The others are the ones on the calendar who we are to love as we love ourselves. Living that way, now that's life.! So, do I have a life? You betcha and I want to live every minute of it for the glory of Christ, my Savior, who gave His life for me. He did that according to God's calendar. They were definitely on the same page.

So ok, Barb, let's do it!! Only trouble is, it's technical so you will have to show me and maybe you will have to do it for me. Guess what?? You have a life too. Love you.