School let out in May… I thought from March to May was a whirlwind. Boy, how I was wrong. Those three months didn’t have anything on June and July! Overwhelming is an understatement! It was the summer and supposed to be relaxing! My husband and our oldest were back to the grind of summer workouts. Our youngest just wanted to sleep everyday until noon! Ha… so did I! Even though it was super fast-paced, I wouldn’t change it for the world; however, I needed some time to unwind and unplug… to breathe.

My guys, my parents and I took off to a lake in the middle of nowhere. After getting started an hour or so late, forgetting the frozen food in my freezer, not packing one stitch of clothing for our youngest son or the life jackets… we made it safely with a new wardrobe and life jackets in tow. I wasn’t quite sure how the long weekend was going to go with how it began… in silence and breathing hard. I just needed to not think, not make any decisions, or rush anywhere. I got what I needed…

Like I said, we were in the middle of nowhere… not even a gas station was within 30 minutes. All you could do was sit, eat, sleep and fish. In order for me to revive my attitude, my motivation, my energy… I needed to breathe. I need to speak healing words to myself and feel God’s healing words within me in order to decrease my overwhelming feeling, decrease my mental tiredness, increase my confidence in my decision making, and organize so I stopped rushing everywhere. I got up early and sat on the porch with my Dad and Mom and we drank coffee while the guys got ready. When they went fishing, I sat and read a book which led me to healing words I need to hear from God’s scriptures. I embraced the birds chirping and the wind blowing while looking at the incredible view… no cars, no horns, no alarm clocks, no phones ringing or beeping.

Looking at the view in the picture above allowed for me to wrap my heart, my attitude, and my mind around these healing views and God’s Word, so I could return a few days later to my world and focus. I am forever grateful that God gave me the unwinding and unplugging time to breathe and revive myself mentally, physically, and emotionally so I can focus on others to continue His plan for me. Pray for all the students, teachers and administration who are headed back for a year of learning!!!

“When you speak healing words you offer others fruit from the tree of life.” -Proverbs 15:4