Consider This Riddle

You can't earn me or trade for me, but you can spend me and save me.
Rich and poor have the same amount of me.
What you do with me will decide who you are.
There is no way to get more of me, although humans have tried throughout history.
I am what everyone wants most, but uses the worst.

This week has been on of the craziest on record for the Haggard household. I have been working a part-time temp job; we have raced from ice skating to lacrosse to Aladdin practice, with cello and piano lessons sprinkled in. I began to wonder about our use of time. Why does there never seem to be enough of it?

Don't we live in a day where there are more "time saving" devices than ever before? So, I have a question: Where does all that time go that we are supposed to be saving? I'd like to know if anyone ever sits around wondering what to do with all their "extra" time.

So that made me begin to wonder: If no one actually has extra time, how do we decide what is the best use of our time? Brainstorm: We physically CAN'T do everything we want to do even need to do.

That's pretty freeing, it's impossible to do everything. It can't be expected of me to do it all.

Guess what that means? I have to choose. You have to choose.

What will you choose to do with your time today? Spend it wisely!

Have a Nerf gun fight with your kids, don't worry about the laundry.

Take your dog for a walk, you can vacuum later.

Visit your neighbor, the dishes will be there tomorrow.

Do the laundry and the dishes with your kids, it may not be done "right," but it will be done. You have better things to do with your time.

Tuck your kids into bed, tell them you love them. Time could surprise you tomorrow.

Sisters

I'm not ashamed to tell you that I brainwash my girls quite regularly. I tell them, "No one is going to be there for you like your sister. No one will be your cheerleader like your sister. You are soooo lucky to have a sister."

A couple of weeks ago, I received a book in the mail from my sister entitled, Sisters. All I had to do was read the intro to realize I agreed completely. "Of the many relationships in a woman's life, the mystical connection between sisters is unique. It stretches and bends through periods of closeness and distance, but it cannot be broken."

Here's what's great about sisters:
1) You can trust her with your secrets. She will keep them safe, and she knows which secrets need to be told.

2) She will support you, always. She is the one person in the world who wants you to succeed just because she loves you.

3) She is always waiting for you. It doesn't matter how long it's been since you've seen each other or even talked, she's waiting to hear from you.


4) You can trust her. She will tell you the truth, even when it hurts her to tell you.

5) You will never be jealous of her. You love her so much and she loves you. You can be proud of each other without one hint of jealousy.

6) She is the one person you never get tired of. There is never enough time to be with your sister.

7) You don't have to worry about offending her. She can take it, and she will still love you.

8) She will listen to your worries and won't make you feel stupid for stressing the little things.

9) She might miss the little things, like your wedding. But she will be there for you when you really need her.

10) She will always be yours. No one can take her away from you.