Someday

I was sitting in an office waiting room the other day. This normally busy time was quiet and peaceful for a change.

Sitting nearby was a young mother and child. I was reading one of the magazines when I overheard the two of them talking.

“Mommy, when is someday?” The young child asked as she thumbed through a book.

“When is what?” Mom replied.

“Someday!”

“Why do you ask that?”

"Well, you always tell me, “Someday we will...” So I want to know when will someday come?”

Mom paused for a moment trying to find an answer that would appease her young, inquisitive child.

“It's right after somewhere, somehow and sometime,” mom answered smiling.“Mom! I mean it! It just seems someday will never come.”

“Oh, it will. I've got to believe it will,” mom said with a more serious tone.

There was silence in the room once more.

It got me thinking about my “somedays.” I know I too, have said that many times to my own children.“Someday we'll go camping.”

That never happened.

“Someday you, Evan and I will take a day and just have fun together. We'll do guy things. You know just the three of us.”

That hasn't happened either.

Of course, according to that woman, someday comes after somewhere, somehow and sometime.

“I'll take you somewhere special. All I have to do is find the time somehow. Well, we'll do it sometime, I promise.”

After hearing that mother and child convesation, I start to ponder my own 'somedays'.

It's wonderful to dream. I am a dreamer. But the things that I really wanted in life had to move from the dream stage, to the planning stage and on to reality.

So what's the answer to “When is someday?”

When I choose to make it happen. Like right now, today.How many "somedays" do you have in your life?

Yrs lovingly,

Adele

'We should never postpone doing the enjoyable things in life simply because we think there's no time in the present. Many times we place in the future the things that we want to do now and simply hope that one day we will get around to doing that “fun” activity. What we must keep in mind is that today is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it. We are to enjoy each day that we are alive and relish the precious moments that we have with our friends and family.'- (Ecclesiastes 3:1-11) (Psalm 118:24)

'Be encouraged to take the initiative and set a specific time for you and your family to do a fun activity together. Don't wait for the tomorrows' that we keep promising ourselves, but rather make a decision that you are going to enjoy to the fullest the time that you have with those who are nearest to your heart.'- (Habakkuk 3:18-19) (James 4:13-15) (Ephesians 5:21-29)