I just deleted an obnoxious post listing all the things I did yesterday. I listed them under categories: Things I did for my kids, husband, church, community, and self. Here is the breakdown of how long the paragraphs under these headings were:
- Things I did for my kids : (7 lines)
- Things I did for my husband : (3 lines)
- Things I did for my calling : (4 lines)
- Things I did for my community: (1 line)
- Things I did for myself: (2 lines)
So why did I delete the post? As I surveyed the intricacies of my day, it seemed to me that a lot of what I do is menial. A lot of what I do is repetitive. In all the listing and doing, I lost sight of the beautiful, most important parts of the day. What I want to remember about August 31, 2016 is not how many errands I ran, but who I ran the errands for and who I interacted with along the way. The most important things I did were not things, they were the interactions and connections I had with others.
Some reached out to me; I reached out to some; Others I visited, called, or wrote.
Here is a list of the people of August 31, 2016:
- Richard
- Paige
- Daniel
- Timothy
- Mark
- Tiffany
- Courtland
- Rachel
- Jen
- Kristy
- Charlene
- Cindy
- Heidi
- Dean
- Roy
- Camille
- Sam
- Janine
- Steve
- Ray
- Shauna
- Annette
- Connie
- Heather
- Kiana
- Cree
- Sue
- Kaye
- Jennifer
- Maren
- Kelly
Wow, I didn’t realize how long this list would be. I am feeling really blessed to be surrounded by so many good people.