I haven't been sharing a whole lot of my own writing around here lately.

But just to clarify, that's not because I haven't wanted to write.

The issue is not desire or interest, but time. 

I'm sure you can relate.

There is SO much I want to do every day. So many good things, and they all feel so necessary. But the reality is that there is just not time for them all.

I have been reassessing my routines. Particularly in regards to school; working to establish a new plan for now. In regards to our home-schooling, every time I think I've got a routine down and it's the perfect fit for us, something changes and all of the sudden it just doesn't fit at all anymore. I've found that my pattern is to spend a week or two trying to make it fit anyway, then at least a week in "I give up" mode. Then finally I come around to, "Okay, how can we change things to work better for us now?".

I think we're finding a good groove in that regard (though of course who knows how long it will last?).

In the meantime, I'm working at trying to make the routine a habit. And trying to make sure other things don't get neglected. I feel like it's very fitting to describe the whole of my days as a never-ending feat of juggling.

Oh, and in the midst of all that, I've decided to (for now anyway) give up computer time at night. As a girl who often wakes in the morning exhausted by the busy-ness of her dreams, this felt like the most obvious prescription to try.

The problem with that is: nighttime was for the most part my only time on the computer. You wouldn't believe how much random screen-necessitating tasks have become backed up as I eliminated that time. 

I have yet to find another ideal time to squeeze the computer in, so for now I'm just getting to it in bits and pieces here and there throughout my days, trying to make sure I get to the essential stuff first. On the bright side it has definitely brought about a deep evaluation of how I spend my time on the computer.

So that's where I'm at. In a state of flux when it comes to how I spend each moment of my day. My brain piling up with thoughts I want to share here, but so little time to do it in. 

I'm not giving up though. I'll keep praying and paring down the unnecessary expenditures of time in my day. I want to spend all the precious time I'm given on things I love, not blow it in waste. 

How are your days going lately?

There's only grace.

Weaving ::: Why can’t I even love those He has called me to love?

Shine ::: For a while, it seems that we will look a little flashy, like junior high girls dressing for a Justin Bieber concert.

The Tyranny of Advice Column Christianity ::: For the overachievers in the crowd, you can forget the extreme spiritual makeover, and know that all the doing meant to gain you acceptance has already been done.

Atlantic Overview ::: (The amazing adventure of some real-life friends….kind of makes me want to throw caution to the wind and just do something crazy! Good kind of crazy of course.)

a lesser communion ::: Though it may happen at other times as well, dinner is the time of day when biblical community consistently happens in our home.

Let us beware of rebellion against the Lord. Circumstances are of His choosing, because He wants to bless us, to lead us (even through the wilderness) out of Egypt, that is, out of ourselves.
Settle the complaint with God; and it will settle other things.

Elisabeth Elliot
A Lamp Unto My Feet