A couple weeks ago, I was on a red-eye flight from Honolulu to Bellingham and I sat beside a lady who was travelling with three young children (ages 2, 4 and 6). As the plane was getting ready to take off, she took out a large bag of chips and three smaller sandwich bags. She then proceeded to divide the chips among the three bags - one for each of her children - their in-flight entertainment, so to speak.
As the plane took off, she looked over her kids happily munching away and said to them, "Eat the chips slowly now. That's all you're getting for the next while so be sure to enjoy them and savour them."
I think it was the first time I'd ever heard a parent tell her children to savour something. I was deeply inspired.
I'm "in limbo" in several areas of my life these days and being in the midst of all the unknowns and uncertainties has propelled me to a place of simply living as each day comes. I think it's actually a good thing that I cannot live in the future (or the past, really) because I can approach each day with openness and savour each day.
I picture God handing me a baggie full of chips and encouraging me, "Eat them slowly now. Remember to savour each chip!"
