These Days
On December 13, 2006 | 3 Comments | Uncategorized |

At the end of the day these days, days that are full of teaching and planning and then reading and grading essays; days that, in their waning hours, are full of children and their homework and their piano practice and finding something for dinner and tucking people in and trying to find time for some housework; days that, at their end, find me sitting next to two loads of unfolded laundry in the basket, too exhausted to fold…

There
Is
Nothing
Left
Of
Me.

What do you suppose it means when the Psalmist says, “He restores my soul”?

I’m looking for that these days.

Comments 3
Jen Flem Posted December 14, 2006 at6:01 am   Reply

You know, I struggle with this too. But I find that at the end of the day (or in the middle) when there is Nothing Left, somehow He shows me something that gives me a little peace or a little joy or a little happiness, and then I find that I have a Little Something Left. Just a little, but it’s enough to try again. “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” You, Dear Teacher, are good at seeing these things! (If in doubt, read your blogs!)

Beth Posted December 14, 2006 at6:06 pm   Reply

I think he is talking about wine or perhaps dark chocolate.

Anonymous Posted December 15, 2006 at2:01 am   Reply

Haha, shouldn’t have assigned us those long essays! What a Merry Christmas it will be for you. :] Oh, well… I still have to do tons of exam studying, so we both have it bad.

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