Intentionality of purpose

Min Atek

What you need to know:

  • I must spend some more time with the children especially now that they shall be on holiday soon. How ready are their school fees for the next term? We tend to forget about that until it is time for school again, then we start panicking.

Right in front of me stood two orange flower vases. They were elegant and reminded me of gazelles I had read about.
Next to them stood several other vases and flower pots of all kinds. This same picture was on almost all the walls in the magnificent house.
The compound was awash with all manner of plants and very well maintained. Its greenness seemed to defy the blazing sun that was out in full force.

The healthy plants here exuded a freshness and a life that knew no limitations. The wind was blowing outside and it gently made the wind chimes produce a beautiful melody.
What a refreshing place. It made me think of how things change; one day this place was desolate, without any life but now it is a haven of beauty.
Because the home is built on a hill, there was a time all that stood out was plain bush on a hill. And yet bit by bit someone put up something worthwhile. A beautiful, elegant place to run to because it is called home. It must have started as a dream which was then developed into a plan and the plan was executed.
The month of March is fast coming to an end and soon we shall be entering the fourth month.

Just the other day the nation was grumbling about January complete with outstretched pockets and the excessive heat.
But January ended, February came and ended and now we are looking to April. Is the year counting me or am I counting the year? How far have I moved with my dreams, goals and action points for 2019?
On the scale of things, how would I rate myself? I think this is the time for me to review my progress and make choices.
I must spend some more time with the children especially now that they shall be on holiday soon. How ready are their school fees for the next term? We tend to forget about that until it is time for school again, then we start panicking.

This year, they will be older and the younger child has not relented in his plea and prayer for a baby sister. In fact he asked that I join him in prayer too.
It will not be long, 2019 will fold and we shall speak about it in past tense. And yet what will we have done in the space? What legacy are we working on? And the key question, am I truly deliberate and intentional even as the time quickly passes by?