A Calendar of Busyness

A busy life does not mean it’s a full one.

I arrived home late yesterday after a full day of ministry. I walked in, set my stuff down, and turned on the lights. I glanced at the calendar and realized that it was time to turn it to a whole new month. It is amazing how fast time flies. Several years ago I said the same thing to my dad to which he responded: “it only goes faster the older you get.” How can it get any faster than it is now when it’s pushing light speed?

 

For the last two years, I have made a picture calendar for my family that contains snapshots of each of us – each month usually highlighting the individual to whose birthday month it is. On the off months, there are crazy and fun pictures that we have taken over the years. It has been a constant joy to see pictures of my parents, my brother and his family, my grandmother, and favorite aunt staring at me throughout the year. Throughout October, a beautiful picture of my mom dazzled from the side of my desk where the calendar hangs.

 

November is the month of my dad’s birthday so the calendar picture for this month contains several amusing and heart-warming pictures strewn together in a collage-type fashion. As I turned the calendar to the new month, I saw the pictures (which I haven’t seen since I made the calendar last Christmas) and gasped “ohhhh how I love my dad!” It brought a great smile and tremendous joy at the end of a long day.

 

The thing about calendars is that they often yell at us about how fast time flies and how busy we are. Honestly, two not so good things. Why are we so content to live in a myriad of craziness with little time to rest and focus on what really matters? It truly is the Tyranny of the Urgent.

 

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been attempting to keep my blog updated, to no avail. It is not that I see it as unimportant – in fact it pains me to NOT post – but with the current ministry schedule I’m in, it has been near impossible. But for any who wish to see more posts, don’t fret, they ARE soon on their way. I’ve gained some divine insight into the structure of my blog and the direction it needs to start moving toward in relation to the deeperChristian sites. But until the middle of November, it appears that there will be posts few and far between, to which I apologize in advance. Until then, may you fall more and more in love with our precious Jesus!