Is there such a thing as an Ordinary Day?

   I confess, I feel guilty when I do not get to post a blog, and even more guilty when I do not respond to Oswald Chambers' writings, as I proposed to do when I began back in February. There are gems that I have not had the time to uncover, and I know that there are ideas and revelations that could help me in my walk.

   BUT, that is the big word for these last two weeks. A day of travel to Tennessee for our reunion, 3 days up there with pretty poor wifi coverage (although that is a weak excuse when you do have a little bit), a travel day back home with 2 grand daughters, 4 days of them at our place, and another travel day to get them half way home. All that is a lot for us, but it is a small price to pay for good times with family and many memories along the way.

   I have always felt that relationships are very important, especially with family, and anything that we can do to foster those are very worthwhile.  The 15 of us are widely separated geographically, and the times together are few. True, we keep up some with Facebook and email, but it is not the same as those face to face encounters. We can keep up with the facts of lives, but not the living of those lives themselves.

   So, I prioritize my available time. I choose to spend those hours interacting with my people instead of my blog and the writing of someone else. I do not get up early to have a quiet time of any length. I pray on the run, and as the times of togetherness are winding down most of the prayers are for safe travels home for all the families. Grace at meals becomes gratitude for the time that we have to be together

   I realize the shortcomings in this approach, and I see where I have given God the short end of the stick.

   Some good has come out of our time, but perhaps not all God intended. My prayer today is not for help, but for forgiveness. On second thought maybe the right prayer was for help, but just a bit earlier than today. Like a couple of weeks ago.