Did I Just Lose an Hour?
Looking out of my window, the light is different; it is an hour later. Time sprang forward in the wee hours of March 11, and I forfeited an hour. It will be repaid, however, in the fall, on November 4.
In the meantime, you and I have roughly 259 extra hours of daylight; that’s close to 10 days. (It’s like shopping math.)
Therefore, although we think we lost an hour of sleep, we have gained light to spend our time wisely; we have extra light on loan – to be fruitful, active, and useful. (Psalm 90:12)
Daylight Savings feels like a mini replay of New Years Day for I am groggy enough. And winter is as real a companion in mid March as she was on January 1.
Come November 2018, we get that hour back. If the Lord allows, I wonder what will I have to show for all the extra hours?
What will I have tried, learned, or painted?
I hope it is more exercise, something I didn’t know, and a watercolor.
What will I have shared, given, or lost?
I hope it is compassion, time, and a few lousy attitudes!
What about you dear reader? What are you going to do with all this time on your hands?
Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. ~Adolphe Monod
Time Well Spent
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At the time you wrote this, I had just started sewing matching robes for my daughter’s July wedding. 6 bridesmaids, 2 flower girls, 2 mothers (yes, one for me), and a fancier one for the bride. So, sewing is what I’ve done with a few of those extra hours. Here in June, I am finishing the bride’s robe soon and have only a tiny flower girl’s left. Other than that, those hours have just gone into day to day living. I hope the Lord sees good in them.
WOW! That is a lovely undertaking!
Ok. I am now convicted to excercise at the Flowery Vale Fitness Center for the Mature Adult when we get back to MD