June has been nothing short of crazy. I was out of town two to three days each week. Usually I’m almost always home so it definitely felt different and busy.
We first went to Iowa as a family to celebrate the life of a dear friend. It was a really good time but really emotional and hard too. We loved her so much and I’ll tell you more about her in another post. She was someone to emulate.
The next week I took my twins on a little getaway to Duluth. We talked boys and college and hopes and dreams and had a great time. It was a blessing to me to spend that time with them. They are the most amazing young ladies.
Then we were only home for two days and we left again. This time we went with our dear friends, Mandy and Tyler, to Wisconsin. We’ve been doing a co-op together for years now and finished this last spring. Next year they are all moving to full time PSEO so we thought it fitting to celebrate.
We visited the strangest house I’ve ever seen, The House on the Rock. All I can say is by the time we got out of that maze, we felt disturbed. It’s unfortunate what too much money and no God does to a person!
One thing I’ve really been thinking about over this past month is habits. I think because so many of my habits have been broken because of the busy nature of my schedule.
My workouts have gotten set aside, my Bible reading has suffered, my garden isn’t getting the attention it deserves, even my house isn’t in order as it should be. All of the order in my life comes from little daily habits which add up to great things.
There’s nothing wrong with straying from our routine at times. A vacation, an unexpected schedule shift, a new job, seasons of the year, can all throw our habits off. And that’s ok. And sometimes it feels good to shake it up a bit.
For me, getting back into those habits is comforting. I know that working out and reading my Bible daily don’t just help my body and mind, they help me order everything else in my day and be diligent in other ways as well. Habits bring order and for me that brings peace.
Enjoy summer and all the schedule shifting it brings, but think about habits and those you can focus on this summer to bring more order and diligence to your life. It really does expand to areas you wouldn’t expect.
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