Time.  I have noticed that it mean something different to everyone, or does it? 

Have you ever noticed that if you are traveling in a car to go on vacation, it takes forever? And yet you can make the same trip home and it doen´t take near as long?  Someone once commented that it is because you are looking forward to your vacation and not to going home.  I tend to disagree because there are MANY times I am more excited to get home; I wanted to sleep in my own bed, get away from crowds, and just relax (because that absolutely did NOT happen on vacation!).  Why is a week´s vacation too little for some and too long for others?  Why is a six-hour car trip too long for some and for others it is something they wouldn´t mind doing? 

And here I am on the trip of a lifetime, relaxing at this moment, and the time just seems to stand still at times.  What is the deal?  The flight here took forever. The last two weeks seemed more like a month.  I have no idea how long the next 10 day will last, other than 10 days.  Why, at one time, does a three and a half week trip of a lifetime seem like it just isn´t enough and at other times it seems like it is just dragging on? 

Perspective.  It´s all in the perspective you have.  And this perspective is gained by past experiences.  ´Think about it.  This is true with everything in life. Vacations, jobs, relationships, chores, just plain "life."

But this is just one snippet in the scheme of things, isn´t it?  The Scripture say that to the Lord a thousand years is like a day and a day as a thousand years.  I just hope that the little time I have on the earth and the snippets of time I spend doing things, will change my life in such a way to make a change in how I spend eternity.  May I be happy in the times I have to wait for things to come to pass, thankful that I have been blessed.  May I take the moments in every relationship and live them to their fullest. May I be thankful for the job I have and not waste time wishing I had something else. 

Whether you have 5 minutes, 5 weeks, or 5 years....make them count!  I am going to make the next 10 days in Italy count for something!  I will live life to it´s fullest!  I will share a smile with everyone I meet.  I will embrace new challenges the Lord puts in my path. I will cherish a text from home and pray for the person on the other end.  I will thank the Lord for the "time", whether great or small, He has given me.

Viva la Italia!