I’m pretty sure we sleep to declutter our minds, repair our bodies, and give our guardian angels some down time from running around with us.

Every day is a new day – every day is a fresh day. Each moment even can be a fresh start if we choose. And yet even a particular day can be a day to snooze and sure, we will get back to the real world the following day – snow days with no snow are a thing…

No matter how busy, how crazy, how awesome or how rotten each day could be, each day resets you fresh, so TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FRESH  

SUNDAY I had “extra” time and prepared entries of cookies flowers and whatnot. Then MONDAY, I raced around for the timing of submitting these Ag Fair items that I rushed at work, not really rushing in traffic, then when we got there, it was an hour WAIT, WAIT WAIT WAIT over an hour at the late 6pm hour, wow… It was a new computer system, none of us could complain really because 1) nothing we could do about it, 2) none of us preregisted as we could have, 3) we were in the shade of a beautiful evening, and 4) waiting for computer system things is a first world problem- nothing earthshattering for our lives.

My biggest JOY, was that even an hour such in line, I was WITH MY DAUGHTER, who has entered items for a dozen years now. She loves the Grange Fair too, and it is best that she has grown up to learn when not to complain… that’s priceless… Later, we picked up dinner and I appreciate all those times I bit my tongue with her being a teenager, to keep the peace. People in my life, around me those teenage years said: “she’ll come back around”  Yes, after a phase of growing up and growing through teenager-ness,  she did. Yes. 

Yes, in life it is important to pick your battles, pick up your cross not of sub-servience but of a higher-calling, of service in the servant-way Jesus taught us by His actions and words.

When we try to be like Jesus, that means: Be a help and know the hope. Be patient and know there’s a process.  Be careful and speak confidently in love. Be human with God inside to shine light even through tarnished treasure.

That’s not always us, Jesus is perfect but we are not. We know we are complainers, fidgety, whiners as humans and even sometimes if it’s not something we have “right” to complain about, we still do. Now, we have “needs to vent” – we have human steam to blow off… Maybe that’s why it’s good to take a walk when one is upset, because then the wind blows away grief. Maybe that is why each day is FRESH. 

Fresh Days, today and tomorrow will be another one too.

Each day, shine Jesus just a little and it will mean a lot!!

Jesus is the best FRESH we got!

AMEN