Doug Van Pelt

Back in the saddle

Whew!
Do I feel tired!
There's only 11 days, 4 hours, 50 minutes and 40 seconds left of deadline.
Yowza! That's not much time to finish the Sep/Oct issue.
I can't believe how much work needs to get done...and then there's those emails in my inbox...yikes!
My inbox at the office desktop is 1198 emails (plus 3166 in the Junk Email folder) and then 1182 in my notebook's inbox (plus 2177 in its Junk Email folder). I don't even want to start going through those, golly gee willakers.
There's also a bird's next in our satellite dish outside (internet connection). I assume this lil' mother is harmless to our signals, as she must be sitting on some eggs).

This deadline will be challenging, for sure, as the work is stacked up and the time is short, but at least I've got help. It's a work of faith to accomplish something like this, keeping my eyes on the goal as I chip away at the multiple tasks ahead of us. It's not necessarily spiritual, but it's a good parallel to worshipping and "fellowshipping" with an invisible God. We don't always see progress or spiritual growth with our eyes, and sometimes spiritual "disciplines" (like prayer and Bible study) seem cold, dry, and stale; but they yield results -- they really do. Sometimes it's just maintenance (like the physical exercise of "staying in shape"), and other times it's growth oriented.

It'll be good to be on the other side of these next 11 days, but a good night's rest tonight will add some nice perspective on these things, too.