There has been no shortage of busy around here. Of this, I am sure. We are all dug out from the blizzard and there has even been some mild temperatures and some great melting. There are still mountains of snow but it’s going to take more than a few days in the 40s to melt those. My firefighter has been busy working between the storm, his regular shifts, his part time job, details, call backs, etc! There are basketball games to go to, appointments, a banquet tonight, a teenager down and out sick on the couch, and a room torn apart and vomited all over the living room as we paint and rearrange. Despite all the busy, all the things to do, I feel a peace that has overcome me. I don’t feel frazzled or overwhelmed. I have made a conscious decision over the past few weeks to not rush and I’m proud to say, I have not been rushing. It’s about perspective, really, and mindset. I’m not any less busy. There are still 5 billion things calling for me to do something. But now, I’m learning to take a pause, evaluate, plan well, accept the circumstances of the day and roll with it. It’s not easy, but it is freeing. There is so much freedom in not trying to race all day. My mind is not racing or spinning (as much). And even though I’m not physically racing through my day, I’m getting more accomplished and getting it done well because of the intentionality and attention that I’m giving my tasks. I’m more focused too, living in the moment instead of 5 steps ahead at a task I might not even get to today. We have a choice every single day. I choose today to not try to be everything for everyone and to just be the best version of me that I can be, wife, mother, friend, daughter, sister, child of the King most high.

10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you were concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:10-13