Rec Min Message:
When I was younger, reading books was the love of my life for a long time. I remember fondly being able to cuddle up with a big blanket, several cups of coffee, and book with the whole weekend to start and finish it. After marriage and kids, life’s responsibilities made time to do something solitary futile. I either got interrupted or fell asleep within 10 min. Finishing a book was impossible. Within 2 weeks I was rereading the previous chapters so I could refresh my brain to continue on to the current chapter. Eventually I gave up.
Until 3-1/2 years ago, I lived 3 miles from work and everything else and my kids were young during that time. Time in my car was short with 2 noisy kids in the car and the drive frustrating due to heavy traffic in such a short distance! Now, kids are grown and gone. I moved so now I travel 45 minutes to and from and it’s through the tunnel! If you’re from here, you know traffic at the tunnel can sometimes make that 45 minutes become an hour or more ... and talk about frustrating … WOW. However, that time in the car has become the best time to get in some “me” time. While I’ve still got a lot of life responsibilities and still no time to sit and read, this is the perfect time to get back to my love of reading and use this time in the car for audiobooks! I cannot wait to get in my car, get situated and crank up the “Bluetoothed” audiobook! It is refreshing to my soul and it rejuvenates me in every other aspect of my life. I’ve found some great devotional books that have been life enriching.
I’ve said it before in my Rec Min Message and I’ll say it again -- find the blessings. Before, the drive to work was a time of frustration and anger with the nightmare of traffic and now it is the best time of my day to enjoy some “me” time replenishing my soul with a good read, well, a good listen with an audiobook! Heavy traffic making my 45-minute drive a 2-hour drive – no problem! 😆
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits” Psalm 103:2
Blessings,
Marcia K. Gibney,
Director of Recreation Ministry