I had the pleasure of attending a 'stars and stripes award' ceremony on Saturday. It was an award given to Elizabeth Harris for her accomplishments in the American Heritage Girls. It is a society that emphasizes faith, patriotism, honor and service among other things. It was highlighted by a commendation from Senator David Robertson and special guest speaker Colonel James Ramsey. It was a great day to be reminded of what our country was meant to be. I still believe that we live in the greatest country in the world even during the chaos that seems to be taking place in our current political races. I will first admit that I haven't really been following the races very closely. If the vote was tomorrow, I would need to do some research very quickly. Thankfully, we have this new thing called the internet where there is lots of information at your fingertips. It would seem that during this age of information and technology, that these races should be getting shorter and cheaper, not longer and more expensive. Here are some of my thoughts about the current political races:
I enjoyed the play this year. After had the opportunity to get some good selfies with cast and crew. Made a little slide show. Hope you enjoy it. Why take a break? 6:19. Perhaps breaks are over rated. I have been looking forward to this day for quite some time. 6:19. Today was going to be the first day in about 4 weeks that I wasn't going to need to set an alarm in order to get up for something. Not always did I need to get up super early, but every day it seemed that I needed to be somewhere by a certain time. 6:19. I went to bed last night in a great mood because I was going to "sleep in". You probably figured it out by now, but I woke up at 6:19 and couldn't get back to sleep.
At first, I was excited, because I was going to use the restroom and grab a drink of water (empty and refill) and go right back to sleep. Then I was frustrated because I couldn't sleep. Then anger took over. Why can so many people sleep longer and I am getting up at 6:19? What is wrong with me? I realize that by now, if you are reading this, you are probably shedding a tear for me. If it makes you feel better, at night, I fall asleep quite efficiently. The wife tells me that I tend to crawl into bed, bounce my head on the pillows a few times (to get set), and I am asleep and snoring anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes later. Of course, this keeps her from ever getting a good night sleep. After a short time of anger and frustration, I realized "it is what it is" and got up to make pancakes and coffee. While enjoying my carbs and coffee, I had a thought that may or may not have some truth. (Prepare yourself, I am about to attempt an inspirational moment as seen in the last 5 minutes of most corny sitcoms. For instance, in Full House, when DJ burns down the school and blames it on Uncle Joey but us found out because of the marijuana in her backpack that was discovered in the car she stole and then her dad tells her everything would have been fine if she would have just told him the truth) But I digress... Maybe breaks are over rated. Maybe if you are enjoying what you are doing and you are helping other people, maybe you don't need to force a break into the schedule. I do think I need breaks but they will come when the schedule dies down. I need to stop looking forward to when the chaos will stop, and enjoy the present and do my very best at whatever my hand finds to do. (Colossians 3:23) |
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