Everyone has heard at one time or another the saying, “Stop and smell the roses.”  We all understand the concept that comes with the saying, but how many people really do it?  In this crazy world where everything is go go go.  There is work, school, soccer practice, dinner, etc.  Our day is jammed packed from the minute we wake up in the morning, and is full speed ahead until we fall asleep at night.  That scene repeats itself day after day.

I will admit that was my life.  I would hit the ground running in the morning and didn’t stop until I would fall asleep.  Day after day, week after week, month after month, it’s all the same.  Recently I have been feeling like God is yelling at me to STOP!  He is jumping up and down waving His hands trying to get my attention from my busy crazy life.  I’ve realized that I’m missing all the little moments.  Over the past few weeks I have really made a point to live in the moment with God. Whether that moment is a moment of fear, confusion, happiness, or thankfulness.   I try to live it with God.  Through all this I have grown so much closer to the Lord and wake up each morning looking forward to the moments I’m going to spend with Him.

I want to challenge all of you to really just STOP!  Live in the moment.  Think about how much more sweet life will be if you did this.  If you stopped and really just embraced the moments with your children, your spouse, your family?  Sounds like such a simple concept right?  Then why don’t more people do? Why do they just race through life focused on the future and whats the next thing?  Take the time to live life in the moment with God and embrace the life you have.

Go ahead… Stop and smell the roses.

Jessica Dillon
Preschool Team