Seasons can be busy. But the past two months of my ‘season’ have been too busy as I engrossed myself full force into a big challenge at work. Loved the challenge but I’ve come to learn that being over busy leaves no margin for relationship or self. Actually, I think the past months were the
“A Rest Stop Keeps Honey Bees From Dropping Dead From Overwork” was a recent headline in a Fast Company Co. Design article. I could probably stop typing at this moment and let you ponder that line for as long as your brain wants. Are you in ministry? Are you doing life? Do you work? Do
Tonight I’m going to do something different than usual. I’m going to make dinner. (As i write this, Brandon tells me- you can’t write that unless you’re actually going to do it). He knows me. What is something that you need to do different than usual? I have a friend who gave me the phrase:
When I fell I told myself: don’t write about this…. don’t write about this…. don’t write about this… I’m writing about this. Saturday morning was cool and for the first time in a month, I was looking forward to the long run in my prep for the Chicago 1/2 marathon. All I had to do
Although I can admit that the past 2 years have been difficult, I can confidently write that I am thankful for them. Sitting sweaty palmed in my first interview I asked for a challenge. Weeks later, when I was offered the position about 562 challenges plopped into my lap. Hello challenges. The best part of
When I said, “we are just a product of our environment,” I wanted to crumble the words up and swallow them down as if they were never spoken. Time travel machine be invented sooner. If you want to make big change, you have to start small. Jessica Jackley (co-founder of KIVA.org) My deepest fear is
My high school Spanish class teacher deemed Fridays as a day to emphasize school spirit. The class would celebrate with “Hoy Es Viernes!” (It’s Friday!) and do football cheers. It was contrived celebration by an overly enthusiastic (and a little strange) Spanish teacher. Regardless of my judgements about the Friday excitement- it worked. Students got
Tonight marks the turning point. Long hours and lack of boundaries have filled personal time and encourage me to become the person I don’t want to be. The path I’m on equals the path to self depletion. A busy season has stretched into busy months. I. can’t. keep. up. The war stories of those who
Even my dinners have become an oversimplified mess. Macaroni and cheese dramatically improved my dinner from the usual bag of popcorn- 1 min. 45 sec. and wah-la dinner is served. Thanks blue box of cheesy processed noodles. Food cravings aside, I’m tired. I just need to write it. Tired. I simply can’t differentiate between what