Whoa there Nellie!

It is time to slow down.  Time to smell the flowers and rest in the glorious gift of Peace from the Lord.

Are you feeling overwhelmed?  I am.  Summer is finally here.  My kids finished school two days ago.  The sun is shining (hopefully for awhile).  Life is good.  So then why do I feel run down and overused?

I told my sister the other day I feel like a turtle who has lost her shell.  Exposed.  Fumbling.  Out of sync.  I want to hide but there is no where to go.  My house is now full of two teenagers and a preteen all vying for space and attention.  Not to mention the fictional characters that have taken up residence in my head.  I can't even have a peaceful shower!

I came across a fellow believers site taking about this very same thing.  She called it Warning Signs.  As I read through her post I realized that I know the things that restore my balance and bring my rest - but I wait till I am hanging off my cliff before I do them. Why is that?

I commented on her blog of how taking a walk down my country road where barely anyone travels, with my iPod playing Christian music in my ears, is the medicine to my ailments.  But, now ask me how often I take the time to do that?

No, never mind.  Don't ask me that.  The answer is depressing.

Why do I do this?  Am I the only one?  I see so many other