TOO Much to DO

We could probably name this one, "Overwhelmed."
Or we could name it, "The Best of Times."

Yeah, right. At first glance, you probably do not see it. Those two titles seem to be completely contradictory, to say the least. I admit that I would have wholeheartedly agreed with your assessment not so very long ago. I could not see what was right in front of my nose.

Then someone pointed me to a video by Gretchen Rubin called, The Years Are Short.

The Land of the Free

This will be a weekend consisting of red-white-and-blue adornments, local parades, backyard grills, and sparklers in the hands of children all to be topped off with the oohs and ahhs spilling from neck-craning crowds gazing skyward as colors explode over lakes and fields.

Indeed, we celebrate living in this great country. And always, we acknowledge the sacrifice made by so many that allow for this privilege.

A pause here would be proper.