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I'm happy to say that we are finally caught up with all the seasons of 24. We had to catch up before the Season six premiere, and so we did! We pulled an amazing "24" marathon on the MLK holiday watching the entire 5th season back to back for 17 hrs straight! Our friends Ivan & Lizbet (24 fanatics) came over and brought millions of calories worth of food. We started at midnight and ended monday afternoon at around 7 PM - some took minor naps and all had at least 2 liters worth of cuban coffee , but WE DID IT!! Our kids will be proud one day.... To end the night .. our friends Mike & Connie stopped by and we watched the season premiere while eating some great Chinese Food.

The show offers a great chunk of thrills and action packed counter terrorist drama. I am a fairly new fan and initially thought the show would suck! I asked myself " What could happen in a day? There's no way this could be exciting or engaging. I was wrong! Tons can happen in a day, tons can happen in your day ... so hear me out.

In our lives, every second counts. God gives us daily opportunities to connect with Him and to connect with others. Let me encourage you to start your day with God - get up 30 minutes earlier if you have to and make the effort. Just like we tune our instruments before we play them - we should "tune" our lives before we get going. As you get going, stay connected to God and let it rub off on others. At Starbucks, in the Gym, at school - anywhere and everywhere. We have such freedom to talk about God and we don't take advantage of it. Don't worry about yesterday and don't worry about tomorrow. LIve fully present TODAY and make every second count. You have 24 hours, 1,440 minutes and 86,400 seconds in every day. No more, no less!! Make them count - Please take the time to read the following:

Today is the most important day of my life.
Yesterday with its successes and victories, struggles and failures
is gone forever.
The past is past.
Done.
Finished.
I cannot relive it. I cannot go back and change it.
But I will learn from it and improve my Today.
Today. This moment. NOW.
It is God’s gift to me and it is all that I have.
Tomorrow with all its joys and sorrows, triumphs and troubles isn’t here yet.
Indeed, tomorrow may never come.
Therefore, I will not worry about tomorrow.
Today is what God has entrusted to me.
It is all that I have. I will do my best in it.
I will demonstrate the best of me in it—
my character, giftedness, and abilities—
to my family and friends, clients and associates.
I will identify those things that are most important to do Today,
and those things I will do until they are done.
And when this day is done
I will look back with satisfaction at that which I have accomplished.
Then, and only then, will I plan my tomorrow,
Looking to improve upon Today, with God’s help.
Then I shall go to sleep in peace

Excerpt poem from John C Maxwell's "Today Matters"