{"id":877,"date":"2017-07-30T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/what-does-your-list-look-like\/"},"modified":"2019-02-18T10:10:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T16:10:27","slug":"what-does-your-list-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=877","title":{"rendered":"What Does Your List Look Like?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No doubt, my list is very different from yours.
\nFor my Frisco grandson and granddaughter, their list probably includes:
\n~ Pack for Guatemala missions trip (they leave Monday for 7 days with 55 other students);
\n~ Buy items needed for the trip;
\n~ Get household chores completed;
\n~ Get some extra zzz\u2019s before leaving, because they’ll need it!<\/p>\n

For young moms, your list may look like this:
\n~ Buy kids\u2019 clothes for the new school year;
\n~ Buy school supplies;
\n~ Get kids\u2019 medical and dental appointments made;
\n~ Do the laundry, make dinner, take kids to swimming lessons, and on and on.<\/p>\n

For married couples, your list may look like this:
\n~ Plan date night for this weekend;
\n~ Buy anniversary gift;
\n~ Help each other with household chores;
\n~ Set aside time to discuss goals for our future.<\/p>\n

For business people, your list may look like this:
\n~ Finish the business plan
\n~ Set up a staff meeting
\n~ Pack for business trip<\/p>\n

For seniors and retirees, your list may be a “bucket” list. I just completed one of my bucket list items — go to Holy Lands. Check. We all have lists of some kind \u2013 from grocery lists to goals and objectives lists.<\/p>\n

While away last week on a family vacation, I had no lists at all \u2013 except to show up for family fun, meals and activities. But now that I\u2019m back home and settled into my routine again, I\u2019ve started some daily lists. In reality, I still need to make lists because if I don\u2019t \u2013 then I\u2019m wondering \u201cWhat was that that I needed at the store? Or \u201cWhen was that appointment?\u201d I keep a little note pad with me most all the time to ensure I make a note of things I need to get or do. Lord knows that I\u2019ve made the mistake of NOT writing it down and wished I had. LOL!<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s this season where I don\u2019t have the usual daily activities that I once had with raising my children and being a wife to a very busy man and working at an outside-the-home job, but I sure do remember the need for lists. Now I have new lists \u2013 beyond the tangible things I need to do and accomplish, and some things that will outlast me. <\/p>\n

While flying back home from Mexico, a lovely lady and I conversed about our children and grandchildren, as well as other \u201cloves\u201d we have in our lives. She inspired me so much with one of her daily \u201cto-do\u2019s\u201d, that I\u2019ve added it to my daily to-do list. Every morning, she calls her three children just to visit with them for a few moments. She said she never misses a day. In fact, if she doesn\u2019t call by 10 am, she gets a call from them to see if she\u2019s okay. Usually it\u2019s because she\u2019s gotten so busy with something. I took that little inspiration personally. While I know my children lead very busy lives and have so many responsibilities, I know they will always welcome a call from Mom just to say \u201cGood Morning. I love you so much!\u201d Yes, I should have started this long before now, but I don\u2019t want any \u201cwould-a, should-a, could-a\u201d actions to be a part of my vocabulary, so I\u2019ve started my daily calls. And, since my kids are out of pocket or out of town (like Ryan and Shawntel still being in Mexico), I\u2019m then leaving a text message for them.<\/p>\n

Oftentimes, lists can overwhelm us with so much to do and with so little time to do it all. But here\u2019s what I\u2019ve come to know and do. Nothing is more important than right now, and right now with those we love and hold dearest to us. Nothing is more important than picking up the phone to call a friend to give a quick word of encouragement, or even to send a quick text message of encouragement. Nothing is more important than reaching out and hugging a little one when they pass by. Nothing is more important than saying \u201cI love you\u201d to those in our sphere of influence. Lists are extremely important, but \u201cin the moment\u201d moments, are what makes for an end-of-the-day deep sigh of \u201cI finished this day strong and finished those things that money can\u2019t buy. I was a lover and a lover doesn\u2019t need a list to love. I loved.\u201d Check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No doubt, my list is very different from yours. For my Frisco grandson and granddaughter, their list probably includes: ~ Pack for Guatemala missions trip (they leave Monday for 7 days with 55 other students); ~ Buy items needed for the trip; ~ Get household chores completed; ~ Get some extra zzz\u2019s before leaving, because…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5258,5259,5260,5261,5262,5263,2626,5264,405,5265],"class_list":["post-877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bucket-list","tag-in-the-moment","tag-lists","tag-note-pad","tag-people-to-see","tag-places-to-go","tag-right-now","tag-things-to-do","tag-to-do-list","tag-write-it-down"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7096,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877\/revisions\/7096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}