Busy, Too Busy......................

Lately I have been so busy I have felt like I do not have time to catch my breath. Have you ever been so far behind that you felt like you were a lap ahead? Well that has been my feeling lately. Busy, too busy.............I am wired so that I enjoy having a full plate of things to do.......but sometimes my plate is not only full but running over.

It seems spring time has brought with it a lot of things to do. We are rasing a grandson, Derek, who is 10 years of age now. Derek's spring baseball practice has been in full swing. With the coming of spring I love gardening. I have been working up the ground, planting seed and plants and caring for them. We have 1.2 acres of yard work and grass to mow, not a hugh amount but it takes time.

This past winter I became interested in a couple recreational pursuits that I have not tried before. One is learning to trout fish with a fly rod. To get to the nearest mountain stream is an hour and a half drive there and another hour and a half back. The second recreational pursuit (I will talk about it in another post) I took training for all of last weekend.

In addition I am trying to finish up my certification for Intentional Interim Ministry. In so doing I am working with a local church helping them renew their mission focus.

My full-time job as district office administrator with the NC East District Wesleyan Church starts getting real busy this time of the year. I have been knee deep in getting out reports and report instructions to over 200 ministers and 75 churches. To top it off the denomination has launched a new online statistical site that I have had to spend some time learning and getting all our ministers logged onto.

Many of my wife's family is coming from Florida, Indiana and Asheboro, North Carolina, to spend the Memorial Day weekend with us. So you know the drill, the house and yard must look super good.

I also am volunteer pastor of Spiritual Formation at Kernersville Wesleyan Church and have been teaching a 7 week membership class this spring along with leading a small group.

To say the least I have been busy, too busy.

I always want to remind myself of what Jesus said to Mary and Martha. You remember Martha was the worried housekepper. In Luke 10:38-42 Jesus comes to visit. Mary sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. Martha came complaining to Jesus that Mary had left to her all the work. Jesus said to Martha, " Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her." Wow! I want to listen to what Jesus is saying. Yes, I have a lot on my plate but may I always take care of the one thing that is needed.