It's Madelyn's second birthday, her first birthday celebration since she has been home from China.
It's the kind of day that makes you glad to be living.
It's the kind of day that begins and ends with a laugh-out-loud-moment.
It's the kind of day that you can't wait to get out of bed so the party can begin.
It's the kind of day that you plan to stay up all night and eat cake.
Of course . . . I get it . . . to have our cake and eat it too . . . on any day . . . is an unusual day. But. It's Madelyn. One little girl, who has changed our lives, bringing new life into each of our days. It's the kind of day worth celebrating.
Celebrate. It's the kind of day that is to be celebrated.
Learning to Kickstart the day celebrating,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
It's the kind of day that makes you glad to be living.
It's the kind of day that begins and ends with a laugh-out-loud-moment.
It's the kind of day that you can't wait to get out of bed so the party can begin.
It's the kind of day that you plan to stay up all night and eat cake.
Of course . . . I get it . . . to have our cake and eat it too . . . on any day . . . is an unusual day. But. It's Madelyn. One little girl, who has changed our lives, bringing new life into each of our days. It's the kind of day worth celebrating.
So. It makes me think. If, one little girl causes us to stop and celebrate the whole day, why wouldn't we stop, at least one moment of any and each day, for the reason of having received life? The thing is . . . it's the kind of day . . . any and each day . . . that should be celebrated . . . no matter how challenging, stressful, or downright hard it might seem . .. because God has given us the opportunity to experience life with Him.Consider.
Though we were spiritually dead because of the things we did against God, he gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God's grace. And he raised us up with Christ and gave us a seat with him in the heavens. He did this for those in Christ Jesus so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace by being kind to us in Christ Jesus.I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God. It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it. God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing. (Ephesians 2: 5-10, NCV)The Apostle Paul wrote the specific words, found in Ephesians 2, to Christ followers. Look closely at the words he wrote, which remind Christ followers of the gift of life given to them. Paul made it clear that without Christ we are spiritually dead, living without a relationship with God. But. Through grace in Christ, not by human effort, the gift of new life has been issued.
We are invited to receive and experience life. It's God's gift. And, through the gift found in Christ, we have the opportunity to join God to do His good work.Our perspective of the day changes when we realize the day is not about what we do on our own but about living in Christ, joining God in His good work, which has been planned, in advance, for us to do in the time and space we occupy. It makes us realize that today, and each day, is the kind of day worth celebrating. The task of the day? Join God in His good work wherever you are at. And. Celebrate.
Celebrate. It's the kind of day that is to be celebrated.
Learning to Kickstart the day celebrating,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)