Taking a Break

Blogs in order to be good need a certain amount of work.  They need to be freshened, updated, and cared for.  The writer needs to find something for inspiration, interest, and knowledge.

For a little more than two years now I've enjoyed writing this blog.  It has been a wonderful experience and what I appreciate most is YOU.

Lately, it's been pressing on my heart that I need to finish my project about angels.  It's not that the blog takes up so much time; it's that the blog and the project are vying for the same time slot and the same kind of creativity and energy.

So with that -- I think maybe I will take a break.  I'll leave the blog up for a while without updates and see how long the project takes.  Maybe leaving it there will remind me that I have to get going on it and not just use the time for some other purpose.

We'll see.  In any case, I will sure miss this and I will sure miss you.

Perhaps the one thing that I would leave you with at this closing is the realization of how much attitude governs much of our lives.

It isn't just having a Christian attitude; that's hugely important.  It's also having a positive Christian attitude.

After my friend, Bacari's, facebook posting of a few days ago where he showed such an amazing power for believing in good and in rejoicing with each little step forward, I'm very sure that part of my Lenten experience is going to be trying to be that person -- the one who keeps their head up and a smile on their face.

Were it not for his wonderful positive outlook, the flat tire and the lack of a wrench and the interruption of a planned trip would have made for angry outbursts and flashes of frustration.  And his fiancé would have been sitting in the car afraid to smile about anything.  The whole experience would have turned into something that both of them would want to soon forget.  But in one degree weather, it just didn't create in him that reaction.  Instead, he kept running for the prize and we know what that is, don't we?

"We are called; we are chosen; we are Christ for one another," are the words from a wonderful hymn.  With that, my official break from Life in a Small Town starts today.

So yours in Christ,

Karen