Slow Down!!!

When I drop into bed, absolutely exhausted, every night then toss and turn because of all that we have going the following day, then waking up exhausted to do it all over again, I think back to 2020. To how life shut down and I said I’d never take the busyness in our lives for granted again. I need a middle ground. Somewhere in between insanely busy and bored out of my mind would be nice. When Monday rolls around, I think, “I can’t wait until the weekend so I can relax.” But then the weekend arrives and we’re even more busy. The never ending cycle is just that….never ending. 

The past two weeks have been insanely busy! One boy played two Fall Ball tournaments back to back weekends. I started a weekly Bible Study. One boys adopted a kitten only to find it, dead, a week later (Talk about an emotional week for him!). One boy had his first homecoming dance, which had me running all over town buying-and returning-clothes and shoes. The boys and I all had homecoming activities this week and Rob even got finagled into driving the elementary school float in the parade. 

The redeeming light at the end of the tunnel is that Fall Ball tournaments are behind us and, typically, life slows down when the weather changes. I pray that’s the case. But if it’s not I’ll hang on for dear life and just keep enjoying the wild ride of life! Like a close friend of mine always said, “You can always catch up on sleep when you’re dead.”