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Fighting the Culture of Busy
We are just all so busy — so very busy — and I feel like so many of us are trying to prove our value but what we do in a day. The busier we are — the more important we may feel. And there’s nothing wrong with trying to fill our day with doing good things — but “busy-ness” doesn’t necessarily translate to doing good things in the world. In fact, if we allow ourselves to get too busy — we will quickly begin to lose sight of our humanity and the humanity of the people around us — until our activity just becomes a mindless, pointless distraction from…
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Martha and Mary: When Life Gets Too Busy
The last two weeks have been absolutely crazy — full of non-stop activity, gatherings at friends houses, and preparations for our own gathering this weekend. Sometimes life can get so busy — too busy, really — and you find that in the midst of it all, you are slowly beginning to lose yourself in the process. Losing yourself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, Jesus made it clear that Christians need to die to themselves to bear fruit that will last. No doubt, there is a dying to oneself that actually leads to regeneration and renewal — it is this dying to one’s ego and selfishness that also leads…
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Are You Too busy? Figuring Out the Non-Negotiables in Your Life.
Right now life.is.crazy. I am currently in the process of a career change. That’s right, I’m moving into the exciting world of graphic design. So, yay for me! Actually, the truth be told — I naively took on the job of re-designing my husband’s website — after which time, I will gladly retire from the world of web design and return to part-time blogger and full-time wife and mother. The thing is, my husband is an amazing designer. His web site used to reflect that, but we’ve been busy with life, and work and all the craziness of having six kids — only to realize that our website is beginning to look a bit outdated. It…
