Day 15: Breathe, Seek, Play.....Count

Today started off sweet with Krispy Kreme for breakfast, an outing to Sam's, Dagwood Sandwiches for lunch...and a visit from my cousins this afternoon. We played board games and just hung out ♥ I made chocolate covered strawberries and we ordered dinner. We sat around the table and enjoyed a wonderful meal with my parents. We all overate...we were content to sit, chat, and had no reason to rush. We watched a movie with popcorn, and cuddled on the couch. That is how we spent today. Yesterday, my dad gave my boys a big tin full of pennies. The boys eyes lit up when they wondered how many pennies were in the container. They set out to count them, and decided to use their computerized piggy bank to add them up. One by one the coins would fall and .01 would add to their total. Soon they grew tired of repeatedly dropping the coins into the bank and then decided to go back outside to play basketball. Then, my mother, my father and I each took turns placing coins into the jar and at times tried to out do the other by getting them into the jar faster than the next person. We even guessed at how many pennies were inside the jar. We spent the better part of the afternoon placing pennies into a jar over and over again. As it neared the end...my daddy was the closest to the total. Something as simple as putting pennies into a jar brought many things to mind....a family that prays together, saves together....a penny for your thoughts...we talked about how other countries were no longer using pennies, and how some people use pennies (like covering counters, floors, etc) Sometimes an older penny would catch our eye and we'd check to see if it was a wheat penny or how old the date was. What does all of this have to do with Breathe, Seek, Play? Well, it also reminded me of a quote.....“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once”― Lillian Dickson...Life starts all over again tomorrow, no matter how today was spent. But tomorrow is not promised to any of us...what matters is how we spend it, focusing on what is important. Some may think that a penny doesn't matter, or that they've lost their value...I say time spent together is the the best kind of spare change ....it all adds up like those pennies in the piggy bank, each moment adds to the other and makes a difference, each one is different, some are older, some are new, some are bright and shiny, and some are dull, some are scratched and barely recognizable, and some are unique and rare...if you ask me the best way to spend the "coin" of life is to be with those you love...that is truly priceless!