Busyness/Business of Life

Interesting the difference one letter can make.  Take busyness and business.  If we follow the rule we were taught in school, you should change the "y" in busy to an "i" before you add the suffix.  But busy is one of those exceptions...or is it.  Often we confuse the business of life with the busyness of life.

For instance we often confuse what is important with what is demanding our attention.  We know that people are more important than jobs or television or the internet.  But do we invest our time in people OR do we allow the busyness of life to interupt the important business of life? 

During this last week of Lent I encourage you to think about how busy your life is.  What is the business that is so important that it takes you away from God and friends and family and community.  Only you  can decide what the most important business and busyness of life is.

Blessings, Becky

Why is "Holy Week" holy?

Have you ever wondered why the week between Palm Sunday and Easter/Resurrection Sunday is called "holy"?  I have.  When I was a child, I thought it was a dumb name for that week.  I mean, what is so holy about Jesus dying.  In fact, I wondered what was so "good" about Good Friday since it was the day Jesus was nailed to a cross and died.  But as Paul says, "When I was a child, I reasoned like a child.  When I became an [adult],  put childish ways behind me." (1 Cor. 13:11)  I now understand the Good Friday is good because Jesus' death and resurrection made it possible for me to have a right relationship, a restored relationship, with God. 

But why is the whole week holy?  I mean, I know why Palm Sunday is holy and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday - but what about Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday and Saturday?  I am not advocating changing our whole thought process, but I am saying we need to be thinking about things like this and not just accepting them because "We've always done it that way."  So if anyone is out there reading this, let me know what you think.

Blessings, Becky

Scrapbooking and God

I am at a scrapbooking weekend.  Thse sight is wonderful.  Our main room is located right beside Chautauqua Lake, with geese and other water birds.  The space is so serene and beautiful.  It's a wonderful place to get away to, yet you are not too far away if there is an emergency.  God provides each of us with places like Camp Onyahsa, places where we can encounter him in new ways in the midst of our busy lives.  Take advantage of these times to not only refresh yourself, but also to reconnect with God.  It will not only give you a new zest for life but also will renew your spirit.

First Entry into Blogging

This is a first for me. I have never thought about blogging before. I have always felt that bloggers were perhaps a bit egotistical. I have come to realize that that is not the case. Blogging is a way to share with others in a different forum. Blogging is conversation just conversation with friends. I named my blog "Seeking Serenity through Faith, Family and Friends" because that is what I seek to do, find serenity in life (balance and peace) through faith, family and friends. Community is important to me and I have decided to begin blogging as a way to expand my serenity through a new community resource - on-line friendships.

I don't expect to have anything earth shaking or important to say. I just want to connect with others who value community and the serenity that is found within community. I welcome your thoughts and entry into dialogue.

Blessings, Becky