The last couple of weeks have
been filled with shifting gears. The end
of the semester meant that I would have more free time. At least from school work. I was able to pick up some of my home duties,
like buying lots and lots of groceries.
I have bounced from ‘mom’ to ‘wife’ a little easier, since ‘student’ got
some time off. But I replaced ‘student’
with ‘daughter-in-law’ and ‘daughter’ duties that I usually don’t have time
for. And then there have been meetings:
a meeting to prep for tonight’s meeting, which is preparation for Saturday’s
meeting … for church. Shifting from work
writing to parenting to church meeting to work writing to parenting, I feel
like my gears are stripped!
Dear God, I am thankful for the ability for an
automatic transmission that helps me shift gears smoothly and mostly easily as
my roles and tasks change quickly and actively.
I am thankful that I am able to idle periodically with a book or
movie. I am also thankful that I can run
efficiently in fifth gear, speeding safely through all the obstacles and
opportunities along the way. I trust in
you to keep me motivated to maintain my engine so that I do not sputter and
break down when life accelerates to warp speed.
Remind me to find a nice place to put it in park, shut off the engine
and let it rest. Amen.