Balancing act.

Here's a picture of sunshine we call Raynie.  She, like all the other kids loves these birds that they can balance.  Every time they find them, they light up and begin balancing them everywhere from on the tip of a piece of furniture to their noses.  We've sure gotten a lot of fun out of them over the years.  Of course the birds sitting in the drawer are no fun at all; it takes the kids lighting up over them to make them fun.  I pray that Raynie will be able to balance all the issues in life as well as she does these birds. I've found that balancing work and fun, heartache and joy, etc. is a difficult challenge in life.  It's so easy to go overboard on one thing and neglect another that is equally important.  I pray constantly for me to be able to strike a better balance in all of life.  So, these birds hold a lesson for me.

Speaking of the balancing act.  We are heavy on the working side, right now.  It seems like we really need to get this move/merge done, but we may be going too hard at it.  The good thing is that we are having so much fun, even if it's hard.  Every day we manage to get tickled so hard that we laugh until we bend over in pain from it.  How crazy is that?  It's fun to laugh, again!  I thank God for the opportunity to laugh and feel joy and the ability to heal soreness overnight.  What an awesome God we serve!