Is Monday Over Already?

I didn't get to start it,

or really finish it.

Usually, Mondays are a big day for me.

I make my lists of chores.

I make my grocery list.

I begin a new week of school with gusto.

Or, as much gusto as I can.

Not yesterday.

I've had so many demands on my life,

 good things, but busy things,

 I have hardly had time to breath.

I'm tired.

I'm still trying to make lemonade

and work around all the roadblocks in my life.

Monday, I only made it through some paperwork,

added the week's sports schedules to the calendars,

 did school, laundry and a few random things.

I kept putting one foot in front of the other,

but I'm not sure I got very far.

But, I kept moving.

Last week, I started the week by making a

To Do List and a Don't Do List.

This week I didn't get either one done.

I'm losing my grip on the year.

I'm going to slide to the end of the rope and drop into summer,

 broken and exhausted.

I know that somehow, after three months off,

I am always refreshed,

excited and ready for another new year.

(There is a mild swear word around seconds 57-59,

and I don't know how to edit this clip.

Just fast forward with the button. 

I don't like bad words.)

But for now, I just have to finish,

even if I have to crawl.

At least crawling

  keeps you on your knees.

Acts 20:24

But none of these things move me;
(Paul's life was in danger-I guess I don't have it so bad)
nor do I count my life dear to myself,
(it's not about us)
so that I may finish my race with joy,
and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus,
(it's from Him, and for Him)
to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

We  minister  the Lord Jesus
to a vast range of people in our lives.
Our husbands and our children,
the family of God, neighbors,
friends and strangers.

We can't just finish the race,
we need to finish with joy.


We have a great example before us.



Hebrews
12:2
 Looking
unto
Jesus
 the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before Him
endured the
cross,
despising
the shame,
and is
set down
at the
right hand
of the
throne
of God.


 
 
Finish the race, sisters!

Even if you're crawling,
crawl with joy.