A Balancing Act

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I opened my eyes this morning and laid sight on the flowers in the first two pictures above. My son, Stephen, gave me those for Mother's Day and they brought a smile to my face. Not a bad way to start the day.

This week has been an eclectic kind of week. As I've gotten older I've learned to do a better job of being well-balanced in my daily activities. In the past I tended to hyper-focus on one area and would have a difficult time stopping to move on to something else. So I would spend hours and hours focusing on one particular activity instead of choosing to do it in increments each day.

What I started doing, and it is working well, is I break my day up into segments. I'll generally use the morning for church or district work. I often have morning meetings. Then after lunch is when I work on my personal business, do some housework, or do some things for pleasure. 

This works for me and I find that I'm able to get quite a bit done this way. It certainly makes for an interesting day!

It's been a good week. First of all, I got to see these two little ones on my walk the other day. So cool! 



This little muskrat was sitting on a log in the pond (algae is hiding it). He totally ignored me while I took a picture. 







I spent some time sewing the past few days. It felt good to be back in the sewing room.





I was invited to speak at one of our district churches at the beginning of June so am working on a message for that Sunday. I'm so thankful that the weather is finally getting nice and I can sit on our back patio to work in the afternoons.


It's been so rainy and cold that I haven't planted a thing yet this year. I'm hoping to get out and do that over the next week. It's really hard to believe that Memorial day is coming up. It's been a strange spring.

Today's plan is to walk, work, cook, write and then I have a meeting tonight. It's a busy day, but I'm looking forward to being productive and creative. My life is a balancing act, but I enjoy each day doing whatever the Lord brings my way.

Have a wonderful day, my friends!

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