Twenty Years From Now

When we were in our first year of homeschooling, I was so overwhelmed at times with the whole scene, and battled to keep my priorities straight. I found a poem that spoke to my heart, so I put it just over the kitchen sink, on the windowsill – a reminder when I was having one of “those” days. It is still there today, and now, almost 20 years later, I can say that I’m glad that I had to keep looking at it over and over again. Here’s what it says, just in case you need a reminder, too:

Things that twenty years from now I will be glad I did today:

• Thought good thoughts
• Spoke kindly and listened
• Lifted another up
• Served without return
• Paused to praise
• Exercised
• Spent more time with family
• Laughed
• Said “I love you” more often
• Prayed
• Daydreamed
• Relaxed

I added Praise God and Give Thanks to the list. What would you add?

Blessings,

Amanda B.