standing up.

I was grateful to spend a few minutes with Charlie to catch up last night after lifegroup with my Reality guys. While our chat focused mostly on spiritual formation and the church, it got my mind churning over night. Life has become even more hectic and busied than before. Work...serving...more work...maintenance on the house, car...laundry...cleaning...grocery shopping...gym...etc. I'm lucky if I get to eat dinner before 9pm. Then it's lights out before I know it. I'm exhausted. While I dreaded being at the last job, at least I could use the hours of boredom to delve into The Word. Now that time has been replaced-filled. I miss that time. I've made excuses and filled my only free time (between dinner and sleep) with more busy-ness. It must change. I need to pause. To listen.

I've also decided that I MUST finish my Master's thesis. I've come too far and invested too much to put it off any further. Goodbye Saturdays (Wildlife Prairie Park and Reality already have my Sundays).

And therein lies the struggle. Maybe I should have gone into the physics program and invented a time machine.

However, as Charlie reminded me, "it will pass." And as long as there is no sudden world shortage of chocolate, I think I will survive.

"The good Lord gave us mountains so we can learn how to climb."