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Ever feel like life is just one heap of paperwork, tasks or errands demanding our attention?
I smile on the paperwork and the pesky little details. We’ve successfully moved to a new state and the calls, mail, paperwork and life-maintenance that comes with it is nuisance at best. It’s nothing that could surmount the joy of being closer to home or finally in a larger-than-one-bedroom apartment.
That’s Elijah wearing his post-surgical cone. He says “poo-poo” to paperwork, too, literally trotting all over it and turning it into a nap-time nest. I had to push him aside for this picture.
Weeding through the paperwork as I looked for the vet bill, I found this little note (first picture above) from Bible study tucked into the back of my Bible.
It’s so easy to get caught up in all our tasks.
And I wonder, is balance attainable? I feel it is just elusive. Kind of like humility. Once you think you have it down, you find your feet are teeter-tottering on the balance-beam of life.
Sometimes I think surrender is better than balance. I won’t ask for balance. I’ll ask to make greater space in my life for God to work and then I know for sure my feet will stay on the ground.
From “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” by Joanna Weaver:
Mary had a heart of gratitude.
Mary came with abandon.
Mary heard what Jesus was saying and she responded.
Mary held nothing back.
Mary loved with her whole heart. She didn’t hold anything back. Instead, in sweet abandon, she poured everything she had into showing her love for Jesus.
“She has done a beautiful thing for me,” Jesus said in the face of his disciples’ disapproval. “Leave her alone. She belongs to me.”
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simplyenjoy 
Just what I needed to read at this moment. Thanks Steph. xoxo
Comment by Daidree June 4, 2013 @ 4:58 pmAw 🙂 Big hug, Dai! You and me both. xoxo
Comment by simplyenjoy June 4, 2013 @ 5:06 pmthis post is so important to me Stephanie. the musician’s worklife, as you might imagine, presents its own challenges. the only way through them is to be mindful of the things you outlined so elegantly here. tony
Comment by t h i n g s + f l e s h June 7, 2013 @ 1:20 pmPoor Elijah 😉
Comment by -*Sav(!) June 7, 2013 @ 3:24 pmThanks for these comments 🙂 Sometimes it can be so difficult to remember to focus on what’s important.
Comment by simplyenjoy June 10, 2013 @ 12:18 pm