Rest on the Way!

(Matt. 11: 28-29)
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls


Yeah, that would be me He is calling out to. I am tired……worn out! I don’t know exactly why, but unlike myself, I am admitting that I am tired and worn out. Feeling old too.

For most of my “after middle age” years I have felt way younger than my chronological age. I have had energy and stamina that I felt was as good as any thirty year old. But since the first of the year, for some strange reason, my chronological age has caught up with my physical/psychological age. This is really playing havoc on my mental state as well. I am having a hard time accepting that I can’t do everything I have always been able to do. Or, I can do it but it wears me out and I don’t rebound as fast as I once did.

I have a good friend who thinks there is an obvious reason, other than age, for my state of mind and body. She says, and I quote, “you just can’t be all things to all people” anymore without it catching up with you. I have given much thought to what she said and I have come to agree with her. I am ready to admit that being a “control freak” has finally caught up with me and I have to make some adjustments.

I think it is time that I stop trying to take responsibility for everything and everyone around me and focus on my own health and well-being. I have to stop feeling guilty about not doing everything for everyone.   Just keep repeating this Frances:  my husband, my children, my grandchildren, my job, my classes can all function very well without me! This is not to say I can ever stop caring for those I love. It is just that I can’t keep trying to make good things happen for everyone!  Their destiny is not in my control!

This week I am taking a big step in that direction. I am going on a trip! Two of my sisters and I are leaving Thursday for a beach trip and will be gone about a week. I am promising myself to leave all my cares behind and try to completely RELAX! I also will, if history repeats itself, laugh a lot. My sisters and I always laugh a lot when we are together. So, I am asking you to pray that I can actually follow through with my resolutions and have a safe, fun and relaxing trip.

I pray you will have a safe and fun week too!!

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