Sound the trumpets!!!

Yes, this is my third blog in over 2 months!!! I'm sure everyone is on the edge of their seats, waiting for a glimpse of some epiphany I've had over the last month. "It better be good" you say, "after all this time..."

So, here goes, I'm saying "goodbye" to the Olympic gold medal for blogging twice a year (thank you, Nate, for pointing out my non-blog blog).

For some reason even after Jeremy leaves for tour and I should have TONS of time on my hands, I don't seem to have a spare minute. I try to fill every last bit of it with errands, walks with Marley, picking up all of Marley's toys, making sure the kittens are still alive and cared for, house chores, erase the dark, the Stirring, hand watering the massive amounts of grass, planting grass, vacuuming up all the cat hair, etc. Ugh. That list just exhausted me. haha.

When I go home the last thing I want to do turn on Jeremy's massive computer thing that sounds like a semi truck. He borrowed my perfect little laptop that fits perfectly on yes, my lap, and gave me this monstrous thing to use to blog and check emails. haha. A blog for me is this huge hurdle now that I have to jump-most of the time I just run around it. I applaud Dan, Emily, Anna, Amy, Nate, & Erica for being sincere blog heads. You guys are my inspiration, thank you for the comments, I'm glad you haven't lost hope in me!

Back to being busy....this seems to be a general theme in my life lately-or for years. First, the women's retreat when we talked about Mary and Martha (in case you had any doubt, I am a Martha-constantly trying to make people comfortable, feeling responsible for everything, comparing and asking God why others don't kill themselves to get things done) , then Dan's message on Sunday about family and not being too busy to be a part of each other's lives, and other conversations with Jeremy and multiple friends.
It's amazing how God knows what we need to hear when we need to hear it. For years Mary and Martha's story has come up at every retreat I attend. Without my permission. Before the women's retreat, I would have been happy to never ever hear the story again. I was mad at Jesus for not sticking up for Martha. It was always Mary, Mary, Mary. Until this retreat I felt like I had no choice but to be busy and get things done and work until I'm exhausted-like good 'ol Martha. I can't be silent-my mind is constantly making to-do checklists, I can't stop for a second or I feel guilty-I know SOMETHING needs to be accomplished! Luke 10:42... Mary has chosen what is better. Chosen being the key word. I have to choose. Do I sit at Jesus feet and listen? Or do I go through life never knowing what it is to rest, missing out on Jesus and family, feeling lonely lonely lonely, missing out on the beautiful things in life because I'm rushing by?

Anyway, just a little piece of what's been happening in my little life! Hope you enjoyed! Stay tuned, I'll be back next year!