Busy Blessed

I am not a person who loves to be busy. I like my down time; one could argue that I NEED my down time. I'm a nicer person when I get some down time.

These next few months however, do not allow for a whole lot of down time. I am straight-up-now-tell-me busy.

And don't get me wrong - I am actually having a lot of fun! This fun in the midst of the busy, often frantic feeling verifies that I am in the center of God's will for my life and that I have not misunderstood what He wants for me. Even when things are storming around me, I feel a peace that I am in the right place.

That feels goooooooood.

But I am busier than I have been in awhile. The word bursting comes to mind - my life is bursting with good things.

There are times when I am tempted to feel sorry for myself and to wish time away - I just want to graduate already!!!!

But then God slaps me in the face with perspective.

I just read a blog entry from a mom whose precious son was taken from her one year ago.

As I read, tears flooded my eyes and I clutched Finn close to me as he sat on my lap watching Yo Gabba Gabba.  I cherished the moment that I had with him.

And the simple truth hit me: I am not too busy; I am just really blessed.

I am blessed to get to finish my masters degree.
I am blessed to have the most amazing support system that supports and helps in whatever ways they can.
I am blessed to have a son whom I miss (a lot) when I am not with him.
I am blessed to study, attend class, practice working in a school, support my husband in his ministry by working with our young adults, develop dramas for our church, and have friends to fit in between all the cracks.

There's no bad here.

In the first few lines of the perspective-giving blog I read, the writer states, "A few weeks ago I thought my biggest problem in the world was that I’d gained 10 lbs over the summer. I may have mentioned it to you here a time or three. But as you know, everything has changed:"

My seeming problems are not problems at all; at least, not compared to what others are going through. 

I am BLESSED and may I never forget it.