Recently I've started to really feel the pressure from over-commitment. I've always been busy, always over scheduled and can usually handle it. Cheerleading tryouts took place last week along with graduate school registration and deadlines for my paperwork to keep up my teaching license. I felt really overwhelmed and I ended up giving up my exercise time last week in order to get everything accomplished. I really enjoy working out and hate skipping workouts because I take on too much. Yesterday morning I woke up to find the following devotion:
"I am afflicted with the cultural plague of busy-ness. Trying to find time each ay to write, walk, meditate, or make art and work makes it painfully obvious how busy I am. While I would not call myself a workaholic, I do tend to keep moving and I keep busy. " -Disciplines: A Book of Daily Devotions 2010
The devotion continued on to talk about God's presence in our lives and even though we are busy we can still find him in all of our activities. The author continued to discuss that his biggest spiritual problem is forgetting. Forgetting that God is with him all of the time. I too think this is my greatest challenge. At the end of the devotion the author provides several questions to ponder. One being, "When has God crashed into your life?" Just by reading that day's devotion, God crashed into my life. I've decided to take time each morning to read and pray and slow down. I can continue to stay busy and feel renewed as long as I remember that God is always there. If I make a priority to spend time each day, I know that things will fall into place.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Starting Again
So I've decided that I'm not so good at this blogging thing but am still going to keep trying! Maybe one day it will stick! So let's start with this past weekend...
May marks graduation time and we had two graduations to celebrate over the weekend. On Saturday we went to a graduation party for our friend Ben. We had a great time catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a while.
Unfortunately on our way to Ben & Alice's, my phone got crushed. Concerned I would be without a phone for an entire two days, my wonderful father headed to the apple store only to find out that the phone was two weeks shy of my contract renewal date and could only be replaced at full price... yikes!
On Sunday, Jay and I packed up and headed to Winston-Salem to celebrate my little sister's graduation from Wake Forest. Still concerned about my phone, I spend the morning at the at&t store convincing the sales people to let me renew my contract early and get a new phone. Thank goodness it worked! Unfortunately my visit to the store was not in our plans for the graduation weekend itinerary and we ended up leaving Charlotte much later than expected (although, what's new? my middle name should be Late). We missed the first party of the weekend, Allie's HES major's reception, but made it in time to check into the hotel and meet my Grandpa and Susan. We hurried to get changed and freshen up and headed to Allie's house for a cookout. We had fun meeting Allie's boyfriend's sisters, drinking keg beer, and playing corn hole.
Next up on the list of events was her sorority party at the Graylyn Estate. We had a great time celebrating graduation with her sorority sisters and their families. They had a band and Allie and I had a great time dancing. I miss college!!!
The actual graduation took place on Monday morning. The weather was rainy and dreary and the graduation had to be moved inside for the first time since 1995. I'm not going to lie. The ceremony was long and boring. Good thing I had my new phone to keep me occupied :) After graduation ceremony we headed to yet another party. This was for all of the Wake Forest athletes. We had fun meeting Allie's athletic/academic advisor and touring her study hall area (her second home). The weather cleared up for just a bit and we were able to take some cap and gown pics.
After the party we headed to Allie's house to start packing her things.
A celebratory dinner with our family and Ryan's finished out an awesome graduation weekend. Jay and I were exhausted and happy to return to Charlotte.
May marks graduation time and we had two graduations to celebrate over the weekend. On Saturday we went to a graduation party for our friend Ben. We had a great time catching up with friends we hadn't seen in a while.
Unfortunately on our way to Ben & Alice's, my phone got crushed. Concerned I would be without a phone for an entire two days, my wonderful father headed to the apple store only to find out that the phone was two weeks shy of my contract renewal date and could only be replaced at full price... yikes!
On Sunday, Jay and I packed up and headed to Winston-Salem to celebrate my little sister's graduation from Wake Forest. Still concerned about my phone, I spend the morning at the at&t store convincing the sales people to let me renew my contract early and get a new phone. Thank goodness it worked! Unfortunately my visit to the store was not in our plans for the graduation weekend itinerary and we ended up leaving Charlotte much later than expected (although, what's new? my middle name should be Late). We missed the first party of the weekend, Allie's HES major's reception, but made it in time to check into the hotel and meet my Grandpa and Susan. We hurried to get changed and freshen up and headed to Allie's house for a cookout. We had fun meeting Allie's boyfriend's sisters, drinking keg beer, and playing corn hole.
Next up on the list of events was her sorority party at the Graylyn Estate. We had a great time celebrating graduation with her sorority sisters and their families. They had a band and Allie and I had a great time dancing. I miss college!!!
The actual graduation took place on Monday morning. The weather was rainy and dreary and the graduation had to be moved inside for the first time since 1995. I'm not going to lie. The ceremony was long and boring. Good thing I had my new phone to keep me occupied :) After graduation ceremony we headed to yet another party. This was for all of the Wake Forest athletes. We had fun meeting Allie's athletic/academic advisor and touring her study hall area (her second home). The weather cleared up for just a bit and we were able to take some cap and gown pics.
After the party we headed to Allie's house to start packing her things.
A celebratory dinner with our family and Ryan's finished out an awesome graduation weekend. Jay and I were exhausted and happy to return to Charlotte.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
love love love
I've been using Picasa (free from google) to manage and edit all of my pictures. This morning, 30 minutes before leaving for Asheboro to visit with his family for mother's day, Jay informs me that he needs a picture of us printed for him to take with him. ta da- picasa. I could easily choose the picture and sync it with cvs' online photo ordering and it will be ready for him to pick up on his way, all before the coffee was done! Ya for technology! Anyhow more pics to come from our mother's day celebrations :) Happy Mother's Day!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Trying out the *NEW* old camera!
Sophie & Boomer Pics plus a few of my handyman painting the new trim around the garage doors. I <3 Saturdays. 
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)