Okay, I’m really dealing with the busyness factor this week. It’s a chronic battle. I’d hope life would slow down once summer hit but I still feel I’m flying through life. So I felt the need to re-read and post a blog I shared a while back on our Russell Media site. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you have any insights for me and for others! Have a happy and safe 4^th!

I dread going to the grocery store. It seems each time I go I’m in a hurry, with a time limit hanging over my head.

A while back, my kids and I went to the smaller, pricier store by our house. We only needed a few things, and like always, I was in a hurry. The kids hung on to sides of the cart as I darted down each aisle in a race against the clock. I looked like a human mini van weaving around other customers. And then I was forced to slow down.

THERE is a video at the bottom of this post that YOU HAVE TO WATCH. This post is a good read too!!

Today is Ash Wednesday and it's been a great day so far. It's been a full day of reflection, discussion and conversation about this mysterious God that I've put my life towards (ash on head and all!). It started by going to Ash Wednesday Mass at my dear friends Parish called Mt. Carmel in Tempe. The homily was confronting. The priest talked about how we are so afraid to be alone. He called us 'cell phone junkies' and called us out on the reality of how desperately afraid our culture is of being alone, even those of us in Christ. We don't know how, we're scared to, we're resistant to, we're afraid of and we fill our lives with so many things that keep us connected to people so that we won't have to be alone. Introvert or Extrovert we all have 'things' that we do that keep even our minds occupied. I was confronted by the Holy Spirit in time of reflection, during church this morning, to prioritize more time to just soak in His presence and commune with Jesus. Is this just me or are you with me on this one?