More "Stuff"....

Ok, I've been working on the physical "stuff" that surrounds me and has a negative affect on me.. sufficating.. to be honest.. but as I was clearing away the "things" that surround me my mind started to think about all the other "stuff" that can bog me down or sometimes even suffocate me.

The first thing that comes to mind of course is our every day lives as women, or men, how we juggle the things layed before us and prioritize them. Once we get married and then add children we all know our life and our time is not our own, everyone's needs come into play. When my kids were younger and I had a career job plus helping with my husband's ministry I had this daytimer that I kept. Every day had every hour filled with "something".. most things I thought I had no control over they had to be done.. from the time I hit my feet to the floor in the morning until much too late into the nite...

Three years ago I spent a week in the hospital because my entire adreanal system shut down.. I had too much cortisol in my system.. the stress hormone. I didn't know it at the time but what I have come to learn is our bodies are not made to burn the "candle at both ends".. or our minds. Eventually it does catch up to you.

Thankfully God has given me a second chance and is rebuilding me physically as well as mentally. I'm learning that His priorities are mine and He's more than able to get everything that needs to be done done. I have to make a concious decision just like the physical "stuff" not to clutter my mind and time with the other "stuff" but rather to do only what He is expecting for me to do.. minute by minute...and after a while the days look after themselves! :)