This and that

I haven't been up to a whole lot this week. Reading, school, reading, cooking, laundry, writing, reading (noticing a trend yet?) , baking, choir... that's been pretty much it.

I started out the week rather stressed... couldn't say exactly why, but I think it had something to do with my unrealistic expectations of myself. I can always tell when I'm stressed because breathing becomes difficult - the first tell-tale sign of stress for me. And it only compounded things when I learned that Jessinah would not be coming to staff TeenPact Illinois with me. That really got me down. I wanted to cry, but it wasn't exactly the right grief for crying. But somewhere along the way God got a hold of my heart, sat it down, and had a good talk; I'm feeling much better now. :-) I trust that God is still in control and that things are happening for the best.

My alarm (one that I thought was turned off) went off at 5:30 a.m. this morning - noooooo!!! The Sabbath is the one day when I don't set an alarm, so I was pretty disturbed at first, but then I decided to enjoy the quiet of the morning and make some apple scones for breakfast. *Yummm*

I told a friend that I would write a testimonial on baptism/the christian life for her, and the deadline is this next Wednesday. As many of you know, I absolutely despise deadlines. Still, I should have this testimonial all but finished by this afternoon, so I'm not worried about the deadline in this particular instance. Actually, I just hope it doesn't end up being three pages - as it looking likely to be at the moment. *smile* Man! Once I get going on a topic near-and-dear to my heart, it's hard to stop. I just hope Precious (my friend) doesn't mind....

I just finished reading a really good book yesterday, titled Margin. To me, "margin" is the space between me and my limits; it is having more energy and resources than tasks and problems ; it is not overloading myself; it is putting God first, others second, and myself third; it is being content, maintaining simplicity, resting on the Sabbath, and maintaining balance in my life. For having a "driven" personality, margin is sometimes difficult to reconcile to my goal-oriented mind, but I'm learning that I need margin in my life if I'm going live from an eternal perspective.

Well, I've got to go. Love you all!