May: Affection and Honor Month

 

Daily Gratitude-Year Eleven: Day 144- Today, I am grateful for "Affection and Honor" month. 

I am declaring May "Affection and Honor month." Do I have the power and authority? I'm not sure, but I know this... it is easy to fall into the trap of dreading the month of May. It can be as expensive as Christmas and as exhausting, too. 

Mother's Day, end of school programs and celebrations, graduations, weddings, school picnics, anniversaries, Armed Forces Day, Honor Flights to D.C., Memorial Day and more. The fun and the busy never seem to stop. 

Do you find yourself simply praying to make it through May?  June seems so far away when the calendar has no breathing room. 

Pause. Ponder. Repeat after me:

"Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other." -Romans 12:10 

Read it again. It was short. 

How I needed this passage today!!! My soul rejoices in the perfect timing of His Word. Let's dive deep into this verse. 

"Love!" Do it out loud!  Don't miss an opportunity  to say, "I love you." We do not know the number of our days or the number of days allotted to our loved ones. 

 "Each other." The sweetest love is reciprocal. 

"With genuine affection"... there is no need to fake it. Be real. Laugh together and cry together. 

"And take delight..." Embrace the moments. Hold on to the joy of the celebrations. Do not let the crazy schedule dull the sparkle of the special moments. 

"In honoring each other..." We honor the Father, too. 

My friends, this one's for me as much as it is for you. My heart is under conviction as I write this. Only I can choose my attitude. 

Make this May matter. Make it count.  Make more magical memories as you attempt to muddle through the mayhem.  

Show affection. Pour out honor. 

Today, I am grateful for "Affection and Honor" month.