tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333361046630429843.post4455815395968528053..comments2023-05-14T13:19:11.021+01:00Comments on NearlyMarthaAgain: In Praise of ListsNearly Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01594432566473391552noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333361046630429843.post-12552058754927861032015-11-20T09:23:50.947+00:002015-11-20T09:23:50.947+00:00I did read about a woman whose tombstone said &quo...I did read about a woman whose tombstone said "She did everything on her to-do list" and concluded that she must have died from exhaustion. I confess to putting things on my lists like 'eat breakfast' just for the sheer joy of something to cross off. And like you, I sometimes spend a quiet moment reading a book or article by some deeply worthy Christian writer, in the hopes of inspiration, and want to SCREAM at them. They begin "as I sat on a hill in Cyprus, looking across the blue Mediterranean, pondering on the greatness of God..." and advocating I should do similar to boost my prayer life - and I know that many of the readers, not just me, have neither time nor money for such 'retreats'. There is work to do, laundry to fold, family to feed, a report to be written - and others are depending on me. Like you I am learning to do the most important tasks first and then spend time chilling out with recordings of V Coren. The good book says [mark 6;31, KJV] "Come apart and rest awhile." As I age I am learning that the resting bit should be done as soon as I am in danger of coming apart [and the ironing can wait] blessings xAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com