What Do You Do When You Have Nothing Left to Give, But You Can’t Quit?

You rest…

That’s what I did yesterday afternoon, after I prepared lunch and several meals for my family for this week. After I cleaned the dishes and kitchen with little help from my “busy” family. After I helped with homework and did some “dance therapy” not caring who walked in while I was Cha Cha-ing in the hallway.

I rested.

To be more exact, I napped. Then I woke and went back to the grind of housework, homework, and family care.

Did I have writing projects that needed attention.? Yes.

Were there deadlines creeping up next week? Yes.

Was I mentally wiped to paste together a coherent thought or two when I finally found the time to write? YES!

So I rested some more by going to my “happy place” on Pandora and doing a mindless task of clearing out my inbox.

It’s all I could do.

But today is a new day. And today I will be back on schedule, rested!

Will there be interruptions and demands on my time, emotions, and energies? Yes!

Will I be able to deal with it? Yes, because I am a writer…interrupted. This is the life I am called to, and since I can’t quit, I’ll just keep moving forward…after I rest.

How about you? How are you feeling this Monday?

Gina Conroy used to think she knew where her life was headed, now she's leaning on the Lord to show her the way. She is the founder of Writer...Interrupted,and tries to keep things in perspective, knowing God's timing is perfect, even if she doesn't agree with it! ;) Her first book Cherry Blossom Capers released from Barbour Publishing in January 2012 and Digging Up Death will be out late October. On her blog and twitter she chronicles her triumphs and trials as she pursues her dreams while taking care of family.

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