One day at a time...joy in the journey continued

I've been watching Joe Walsh's new video of his song "One Day at a Time" this weekend and since I've been really pondering having joy in the journey, that seems to fit right in!  I have a tendancy to be a future thinker in scheduling and planning and anticipating and worrying.  It's good to have a plan and a schedule, but not to be inflexible in it!  I don't want to miss out on today because I'm so focused on everything that is happening next week.  I don't want to be so caught up in looking forward to something that I miss where I am right now.
The time is now for me to live in the moment and live one day at a time.  I realize that our son is growing up so quickly.  If I don't intentionally live in the moment, I miss out on amazing milestones, some really funny stories, and awesome memories.  I am determined to practice taking in the "right now"!  There have been times in my life where I have thought to myself, "I am going to want to remember this moment...every sound, sight, and feeling.  I need to stop and take this in as much as I possibly can."  Last year, I was asked to speak to the student body at Liberty Common High School about gratitude.  I told my entire cancer story from beginning to end with the gratitude moments throughout.  When I finished speaking, everyone in the gym stood and applauded.  That was a moment that I stopped to take in...I wanted to remember everything...the expressions on the faces of my dear Liberty family and the love that I felt that day and the hugs afterwards.  I remember sitting at Christopher's first preschool concert with tears in my eyes...I am so proud of my munchkin!  And there are many more moments like that...but I want to remember the smaller moments too.  I want to treasure compliments from students, kind words from friends, hugs, moments at home with my boys, but I have to be living in the moment for that to happen!
Worrying about the future takes me out of living today.  Matthew 6:34 says, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of its own."  The nights that I lose sleep worrying and thinking are not worth it!  I have to choose to let go of my worries and let God handle them.  He will do a much better job!  And while I'm at it, I think I will share my joys with Him too...maybe that will help me focus on enjoying the journey one day at a time!