Distractions

Ok, so I guess I didn't fulfill my 'promise'. I said this blog would launch yesterday, and obviously - there was no new post yesterday. My bad - and I sincerely apologize! I realized last week that I shouldn't have put down Monday as the launch date since the office was closed on Monday…but then I told myself - 'Oh, it won't be so bad to spend some time working on the blog Monday, after all, what else will I be doing that day?' Well, wasn't I pleasantly surprised at what I was doing yesterday…

I was staying at my grandma's this weekend, and I woke up to her discussing my plans for the day on the phone. After she was off the phone, I got up and asked her who she was talking to…she said that my aunt called and invited us up to Shakopee for a Labor Day grill out at their place…so as hastily as I could get my grandma to move (trust me, getting her to get herself ready within an hour was an accomplishment) - we got ready and took off to the Twin Cities.

The whole way there, I was fretting about getting a new blog post in, and I realized that it would probably not happen. After all, I knew it would be rude to pull out my computer at my aunt's, since I haven't been there in a few months and I won't be back until around Christmas! So that's my excuse, as poor as it may be, but I think that family and friends are a wonderful reason for distractions in our life from our duties. An even better distraction is anything that we may do to grow or nourish our faith.

So, I ask you today to think of what distractions are in your life - what is pulling you away from your various commitments and duties? And these distractions that are taking away your focus…are they things that are bringing you closer to God and to your faith and towards the person you want to be? Or are they pulling you away? Are they making you to become a person you don't want to be or harming those around you that really love you? It's a deep thought to consider on a Tuesday that feels a lot more like a Monday, and it doesn't help that it's also after a long weekend of family and friends and travel…but take at least a few minutes today to think about this…who knows, maybe it's time to rethink your priorities and your distractions.


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