Serving on vacation

Day 269 - Mar 13 through Day 273 - Mar 17

I’ve grown much more relaxed about serving as this year has progressed and I think that has a lot to do with incorporating it into my daily routine. I’ve seen days come and go where I didn’t find an obvious opportunity to serve someone and it was ok. Perhaps I wasn’t being as “outward focused” as I had originally planned to be on those days, but I know that a missed opportunity came and went. And that it is ok. God has blessed me so much through this journey that it’s really difficult to focus on the missed opportunities.

That being said, while we were on vacation it could have been SO easy to just sit back, relax and let our families take care of us for a few days. I’ve learned, however, that although they would be happy to, it feels a lot better to bless them in return by doing a few favors. So while we were vacationing (staying with my brother, sister-in-law and their little boy) I washed dishes, helped in the backyard, cleaned up after us and started laundry when we left. It really had not occurred to me before this 365 day journey to do those things with purpose. I guess maybe in all this God was simply trying to teach me good manners. Well, if that is all, then I will be a better person for it anyway. I’ve learned so much more than just good manners, however, and I’ve been reflecting on that more and more recently. What a journey this has been.

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