Long with a capital "L"

A lot takes place in one of my days.  Today has been an especially event filled one, and is incidently far from being over.

I wake up relatively optimistic-- some mornings more so than others.  Those of you who know me know that I prefer to go about my days with positive energy.  Unfortunately, the days seem to be outlasting the energy; I think I may even be growing short on supply. 

This evening, I found myself with a spare 40 minutes between obligations.  I chose to spend them sitting at a Starbucks table (cliche, perhaps), with a cup of tea and the curriculum books I'm studying.  The beautiful, giant snowflakes floating outside the window distracted me from my studies almost immediately. Suddenly, I started, and looked down to find that twenty minutes had passed while I had watched countless flakes drift to the ground. 

I quickly regained focus, read a chapter on social structures in schools, and packed my things. By this time my tea was at a tolerable drinking temperature, so I carried it and my bag to the car and went on to fulfill the final commitments of my evening.

Those few minutes in the coffee shop provided me with the reassurance of the miracle and blessing that life is, and that our hard work, all done in service to our Lord, is never in vain-- and so we press on.