chill out

Well, I am sitting in the ski lodge way up here in WV while all of my kids are freezing their tails off on the slopes. You may think I feel guilty for that, but you would be so totally wrong. It actually is medicinal for me to sit here sipping my Nicaraguan coffee with a good book. It has reminded me of how very seldom I slow down enough to enjoy life. I say that I do, and yea am successful at times, but most of the time am a great failure at recharging the batteries. Ministry is tough, but so is teaching school, being a banker, a stay at home mom and yea even those serving you at McD's. Life is so busy for practically all who are striving to make this thing call life better and we all should take time to slow down just a bit. I have found this weekend more rest for my soul than I have in a long time. You got it, I am in WV with 64 students and leaders and yet I have found quietness for my body, spirit and mind. It really isn't a difficult thing to do, but until we are forced into a place where we have to slow down, generally we don't. You see, we are stuck in nowheresville, WV and I don't have a choice but to chill. I mean, I don't desire a broken skull, so I don't ski. So my options are limited to watching all day or chillin' out by the fire with my java (while my friend JJ is working his butt off in C-town). Anyway.......s....l........o.............w................d....................o.....................w........................n. Enjoy your kids, your wife, a good book or even an unexpected snooze in the lazy boy as often and frequently as you can.