A bloggy slump

I haven't blogged in a while. I'm of the mind set that if you don't have something good to say (or funny), don't bother. So, I haven't. Still don't have a whole lot to say. Been busy trying to keep up with all the BSF homework, 3rd grade homework, and holding the boundaries with my 4 year old. Oh, yeah, my husband turns 40 this week!!! I'll be posting more on that later. I did have lunch with a friend last week that got me thinking. She, like me, does a lot of service for our church. I am taking this year to refocus and reconnect with my Lord. She does a great job of balancing it all, but she did make one comment to me that struck me. She's struggling with trying to cut back and turn stuff over to other people. But, in her words, she finds it's just easier to do it herself. I can relate. It is easier, on the front end, to just keep doing what you are doing and keep serving in the way you've served. The only drawback to that is, someone else misses out on the blessing. Yes, it might be easier to do it yourself, but what if we took that approach with our children? It's easier for me to tie my boys shoes instead of nagging them to do it, but they still have to learn to do it. And where is their sense of accomplishment if I always do it? This conversation struck me because I am like her. It IS easier for me to do it (that's my type A coming out). Looking back, turning over my service duties to someone else was hard. VERY hard. But someone else is being blessed by it now. Looking back, I am grateful boundaries were set that only allowed me to do 2 years of service in a certain area. I miss it like having a child go off to college that never calls. But God is allowing that void to be left empty for a while so He, and only He can fill it. Not service, not stuff, just Him. Wow, that's been different! But good. I look forward to seeing what God will do in my life, and hers.