It is incredible how quickly the time passes when you’re away. Just writing this makes me realize that time passes quickly no matter where I am. It has been the right thing getting away for this week. I had no idea how much I needed this break. God is so good!

It seems God is challenging me with the idea that life on earth has a couple of options when we get to the age I am. It seems a lot of folks have “worked” all their lives and they are done with that. I find that I’m a lucky one. I spent my whole life in education and never felt as though I was working. I was getting paid for what I felt God led me into. Today is no different than that. I have the freedom to walk away from what I’m doing to do what we are now, seeing family, but when we return I get to go back to it.

I’ve never thought too much about this, but I have had a couple guys I know tell me how fortunate I am to have worked all of my life and never felt like it was “work”. It was something I get to do rather than something I have to do. Today I’m thanking God for this goodness!