I have things to plan and work for regarding the future, and to do so I must figure out what things to give up in the present, if only temporarily. I don’t want to give things up. I feel like I shouldn’t give up some of them. But I do need to at least consider doing so. I can’t do everything, and I shouldn’t try. But I want to be certain that I’m picking the right things to set aside temporarily. One of those things might end up being this blog. I’m at such a busy point in my life that I may have to put it on hiatus.
My blog is good. The major work keeping me busy lately is good. But each one takes time away from the other, and I’m running out of time to spend that doesn’t cut into other things I need to do also. It’s almost like the time I went to be a caregiver. I was looking after someone with special needs and volunteering as childcare while parents were in English classes, but I wasn’t going to be able to continue doing those things if I was going to look after someone with dementia full-time. Both choices were good, but I had to choose the one I was going to commit to. After much prayer, consideration, and discussions with family and friends, I chose caregiver and was there for seven years. I know I’m going to be able to figure out what to do the same way this time, I just don’t like needing to choose between good things. It’s not even just my blog, there are other good things I enjoy that I will have to set aside. I know I can pick up these things again later, I just don’t like that I will have to give them up at all. But God will help me through it, and I’ll be okay.
Related (and helpful for me to look back on):
Good, Better, and Best
Setting Priorities
Making Time
Choosing Your Time
Inconvenient Effort