We
have successfully made it into our “summer schedule”. What does
our summer schedule look like? Wiiiiiide open. Why do I say it like
it's an accomplishment? Because towards the end of Winter and into
Early Spring we all began to feel like we were riding a
merry-go-round that kept picking up speed and we were hanging on for
dear life. I LOVE that our kids were in AWANA. I'm happy that my
husband was in a men's leadership group. I double-love the families
in our small group bible study. I really enjoyed playing women's
volleyball! But I rejoiced inside when all of it ended.
For
some reason I kept thinking that I wasn't doing anything this last
Fall and Winter. So I kept signing up to do more! Pretty soon we
were double booked on Sunday evenings, booked Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, and I do believe we went months without a “free”
weekend. So, yes, I am so very glad to be into our “summer
schedule”.
I
keep remembering Ecclesiastes as I shift into summer mode. “There's
a time for everything”. This
summer is my time for nothing! It's not that we won't ever do
anything, but we will be free to pick and choose what we do, and
when. We have some camping planned, I'm working on having a Pampered
Chef party with a friend (Yay!), I have a garden all planned out just
waiting for warm enough soil to plant. All these things I can do at
my leisure, with no weekly commitments, and I intend to do just that!
If
you've been too busy, is this summer a good season for you to plan
some nothingness into your schedule? If you've been cabin fever-y
and bored, is it a good season for learning a new hobby? If you've
been inside, it is a good season for getting outside, riding a bike,
hiking. If you've been mourning, I pray the sunny days will boost
you into a season of joy.
In
my life, the season is changing into a time for rest. I see lazy
mornings with a cup of coffee on the porch. I see kids playing in a
plastic pool in the lawn. I see myself swinging, ever so gently, in
our hammock while the kids ride their bikes in the driveway. And I
can't wait.
AMEN!!!!
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