A New Dream

At the end of January last year, I missed out on many things. I wasn't able to attend my son's dance-off, a fierce yearly competition between classes, in which the kids themselves choreograph and perform. I wasn't well enough to see my son play our favorite instrument, the drums, in his midwinter band concert. I missed the girls that attend my middle school bible study, and wasn't well enough to have meals with my husband and children. I missed being able to do the everyday tasks of cooking, laundry and carpooling. I even missed my children's banter, something that on a normal day can be aggravating.

Now, because I was given the opportunity to miss my life, I appreciate it much more. I have learned that life is gift that should not be squandered.

C.S. Lewis writes. "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, I have a new goal. I will embrace life with reckless abandonment. I will write, even though my grammar is not always on point. Speak, even though my words are not perfect. Cook meals, even though I am not a chef and search Pinterest daily for recipes. Lead bible study, even though I am tired. Hug my children because there is nothing better, and endure their banter because soon, too soon, they will have left the nest. Today, I have a new dream. To live life to the fullest.