Be Not Idle

Where I live now – in base of the thumb of Michigan’s mitten - we almost never get snow days. The lay of the land and water is such that the climate is milder than the surrounding areas. (In the gardening, it’s a zone warmer here than in the rest of the state.)

This is probably the last snow day until next year, so I used it to its full.

I slept.

I haven’t been feeling well since Friday. Because my eyes are bleary and my thinking is slightly off, it takes me longer to get through normal chores like grading essays. Since it takes longer, I get up earlier in order to do lesson plans, etc. Then I feel tired and react so much slower to everything. It’s a vicious cycle.

I didn’t want to blog today, but it’s part of my Lenten discipline. In some ways, it’s not a lot different than praying! Sometimes the last thing I want to do is pray.  Until I actually do, and then I realize how necessary it is.

So I blogged, just like I did all the other necessary tasks between bouts of napping: doing laundry, correcting quizzes,  shoveling, catching up on reading, shoveling, filling the birdfeeder, washing dishes – and did I mention shoveling?

 Now I’m going to go off and pray, then get some more sleep.

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