One Day at a Time

 This week I read a quote given by Susan H. Porter, the General Primary President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  

 

“The Lord loves a plodder.

…I was walking slowly, but I knew in that moment that not only was the Savior perfectly aware of my situation, but He loved me. He was walking beside me. He recognized that I was not moving forward in great leaps and bounds, accomplishing amazing things, but that I was moving — and that for Him was enough. I had not given up but was plodding forward. And that, for Him, was enough.”

I looked up the definition of plodder. “A person who walks doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.”  What is the definition of doggedly? “A manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence”

I am definitely walking with heavy steps nowadays. I have to stop and catch my breath after ten minutes of walking. This is so different from a few months ago when I could walk forty minutes at a time without taking any breaks. But I am walking. There may be days ahead when I will not have the strength to do so.

But, I will continue to try. I know my Savior will be with me, either to give me the strength I need, or to comfort me when I must rest.

I choose to live one day at a time. If I look backwards and focus on the things I have lost, grief overcomes me. If I look forward, it is hard to fight the fear. So I choose to make the most of each day. If I can go on a walk, I will celebrate it. If I must rest, I will embrace that. But I will keep plodding along.