Little Time Left

This weekend, we visited my family in just East of Baton Rouge. While Jeff helped my dad replace the roof, my sister, Sarah, and I helped mom re-vamp the kitchen with a fresh coat of paint. It was a busy weekend, but before we started the road-trip back to Texas, I was able to spend some quality time with my mom.

We looked at old picture albums, and laughed at old hair styles. She told me things I never knew about my grandparents and great-grandparents. Then she sat down with my sister and me and showed us some old jewelry she’d collected over the years for sentimental reasons. [Like the heart-shaped pendant for the National Betty Crocker Award she’d won her senior year in high-school. Is that cool, or what?!]

Amazing that after 30 years of life, there were still tid-bits of knowledge of which Mom was the only source. How sad is it that we often let a lifetime slip by without sharing meaningful moments like this? Once again, I was reminded of a verse God pointed out to me several months ago. One day, as I was reading John chapter 9, I ran across verse 4 as if I’d never seen it before. Jesus said:

“All of us must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the One who sent me, because there is little time left before the night falls and all work comes to an end.”

Wow. No more excuses for putting off till tomorrow what should have been done yesterday. God keeps bringing to mind the inspirations He’s placed in my heart and reminding me of that verse. I’ve got to quickly carry out the things He’s put me here to do. So, while I finish up this post and get on to something else He’s told me to do, make your own list. Or call your mom. By the way, thanks, Mom, for being so great. Happy Mother’s Day!