After writing Friday's post I spent the weekend in a whirlwind of tasks and events. Let me just list the itenirary and then I will reflect on what the quiet time tonight has taught me.
Saturday morning:
Breakfast with our family and playing with Beanie Boos on the carpet with Eli & Hannah 8:00 - 9:00
Picking, cutting, and canning four jars of hot peppers from the garden 9:00 - 10:00
Picking, slicing, and freezing twelve bags of squash and zucchini from the garden 10:00 - 11:00
Picking, slicing, pickling, and canning three jars of pickles from the garden 11:00 - 12:00
Defrosting the outside freezer because it froze over, moving the entire contents from this freezer across the street to my Dad's 12:00 - 12:30
Cleaning up the kitchen and cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming, and moping, and washing sheets with the girls and Eli 12:30 - 2:30
Eating a snack with the kids, taking a quick shower and heading to a wedding at church for our sweet friends, Alex and Myles (2:30 - 3:30)
Wedding at church (4:00 - 8:15)
Father's Day Ice Cream at Afternoon Delight in Reidville with my dad and my twin brother, his wife, and two children 8:15 - 9:30
Doing laundry, watering flowers and plants, and putting sheets on the beds 9:30 - 10:30 pm
Reading with Eli 10:30 - 10:45
Sleep 10:45 -
Sunday morning:
Woke up at 8:00 am
Dressed for church, got girls dressed for church, read Bible, and headed out the door 8:00 - 9:15
Ate breakfast at Bojangles on the way to Pop Pop's church in Anderson
Church with Pop Pop on Father's Day 10:30 - 12:15
Lunch with Mimi and Pop Pop, Pop Pop's brother, Randolph and Greg's sister, Chrissy and Jake and their two boys 12:30-4:00
Headed home 4:00 - 4:45
Unloaded dryer and folded up clothes, unloaded dish washer 4:45 - 5:30
Dropped off my Dad's father's day present across the street 5:30 - 6:00
Watered flowers and helped Greg with the garden 6:00- 7:00
Began reviewing writing homework from the teachers in the class, reading their submissions and providing revision suggestions 7:00 - 9:00
Created schedule for tomorrow, answered email from the week, planned my teaching demonstrations for tomorrow's class 9:00 - 10:00
Read to Eli and the girls, put them to bed 10:00 - 10:20
Thought for 5 minutes about what I learned from this weekend 10:30 until 10:40
I wish I could say that my life isn't usually this busy because of a wedding and Father's Day but here lately it has been. With three children who are blessings, a job that I consider a calling, a church family and a large extended family and friends we care about we are constantly busy working, serving, and going.
When I do have some down time I usually like to spend it running. Go figure! This week is supposed to be about giving possessions away. I did not have any time to think about what I wanted to give away much less actually give it but in thinking about this weekend I did spend my most valuable possession of time and here's the 7 big ways I gave it away.
1.) Breakfast and Play Time - 1 hour on Saturday . This is a Saturday morning ritual at our house. Greg cooks the same breakfast every time - bacon, eggs, sausage, and pancakes with berries or chocolate chips. It is a feast. We sleep in and stay in our pajamas while he cooks playing on the carpet, drinking coffee, or reading the paper. He gives me this meal once a week and I give him my unconditional love for the rest of our lives!
2.) Gardening with Greg and Canning / Freezing with the Kids - 3 hours of Saturday - an investment in the pantry but also time with them that I thought was pretty wholesome. I enjoyed it.
3.) Wedding with Alex and Myles - 30 minutes of Saturday - loved seeing one of my church family members I've known since she was in middle school grow up into a beautiful bride.
4.) Wedding Reception for Alex and Myles at Church - 3 hours of Saturday - I saw several parents of the kids I taught my first year because her husband, Myles is from the area I taught in. Sweet! I also danced with the girls and with Greg and spent time with my church family in ways that we don't normally spend time doing such as dancing, eating, celebrating. Even sweeter!
5.) Ice Cream with Dad and Mom and Shawn - 1 hour of Saturday A sweet way to end the day. Shawn surprised Daddy with framing his fire dept. badges as a retirement gift.
6.) Church with Pop Pop - 1.5 hours of Sunday. We loved spending time listening to Pop Pop Preach - we normally only get to hear him preach on special occasions and this was a blessing because he gave some valuable advice about raising our kids.
7.)Time with Greg's Family - 3 hours of Sunday. It is usually once a month, sometimes longer before we get to ride down to Anderson to spend time with Greg's parents and his sister and her family. We had a great time letting the boys play and spending time with them.
While this weekend was enjoyable it was jam packed and even with it jam packed some things were missing. Like Rest....Like Running. Like Reading my two books I've been reading this summer - 7 and The Best Yes and most of all, spending time with Heather.
We're on week 3 and haven't had a chance to actually lay eyes on each other. We've talked through texting and through our blog but it is not the same thing as actually talking with someone in person. That is a priority but it has been pushed out with the teaching schedule and with the problem of only 24 hours in the day.
I am going to spend tonight's prayer time seeking His will for the schedule and a better balance so that rest along with other equally good things have a space.
Sincerely,
Dawn
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