How are you doing?

Trisha's innocent question came naturally.

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Laughter preceded my stopping and pondering.

Do I answer honestly? Yes!

My friends, my community cannot love well without knowledge.

But my on the surface response is partial truth.

On the surface, life has been busy full (sounds better).

• Yes, I loved the guests who kept our guest beds warm ... and even spilled over to the other beds some nights.

• The Sabbath-Living Retreat culminating months of prayer and planning was abundantly blessed by God.

• Yes, I loved our trip to Peoria where many of my besties still live.

• Kara's memorial celebrating a life well-lived swung my emotional pendulum from laughter to tears.

• Yes, and who wouldn't love 5 days in Florida in April when your home is Colorado?

And of course the every-days managed to seep into the cracks. Life has been FULL.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

be acceptable in your sight,

O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Again I stop and ponder remembering these words from Psalm 19.

Tell the truth? ABSOLUTELY! And continue on ...

I prefer, How are you living? to How are you doing? Thank you Kara for this wisdom.

How am I living in the midst of current realities?

For me, the busyness of the now tends to influence the future; it seems overwhelming. I tend to re-act instead of decide--not good.

I'm tempted to play Eeyore.

I'm aware. Now I want my focus to embrace acceptance and gratitude.

So, how am I living?

White space dominates my calendar for a few weeks.

Decisions are being deferred.

Resting, rejuvenating, refueling are my majors

I'm giving myself grace.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests,

but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:4  (underline mine)

How do you compensate for busyness? What does refueling look like for you? What are your warning signs that you need to readjust for a time?