Nothing on my calendar for today - yeah! I need to catch up with reading assignments. I'm not that far behind, but I really need one good day of concentrated reading. But today will not be that day. It is as if people are conspiring to fill my dance card. And I am happy to oblige.
I begin the day cleaning the house, hoping to get everything germ free and in order. I get half done when I find I need to help a friend. I take care of that, and then I remember that I need to send my grand children Halloween cards. I have picked up some beautiful red leaves to tuck in their cards, and I want to send them out before they turn to dust. Trip to the post office.
I discover my iPhone does not track mailing addresses - how strange - so I have to go to the office to get the zip codes, and I decide I might as well stop at my favorite gift shop and select a fall card for Mom. And browse, of course! Then I get sucked into a myriad of emails I need to respond to, planning for Jairus House, ministry to a cancer patient, pay a few bills, sort through my insurance information, take care of my new semester financial aid - the list seems endless, but I make good progress.
Before I realize it, the day is coming to a close (as well as the library) and I need to get going. So far I have read zilch. But now Drew and I must gather supplies and groceries for the week. By the time we get home, dinner must be fixed and eaten and the clock says a depressing 10 pm. Where has this day disappeared to? I am happy to have completed so many little tasks, but really I need to read. Except that I have been looking forward all week to connecting with my best friend in Michigan, and I realize how late the hour, then remember with joy she is an hour earlier.
I pick up the phone and dial. What a wonderful conversation we have - we always do! Really, I need to call her more often. We close our chat and I head to bed, having not cracked one book nor taken the walk I promised to Drew. Tomorrow perhaps I will get to those things. Right now, lights out.
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