Sometimes... We Cling - AuthorCynthiaHerron.com

Thanks, friend, for extending grace last week as I took an unscheduled blog break.

I’ll be blunt.

I’m exhausted!

I’m in cling mode.

I’m clinging to those things that matter. Those things that have the highest priority just now.

One of those things is my time.

Now that our youngest has graduated from high school, there are new demands on my day. Things like dorm room shopping, manuscript polishing, and conference scheduling. Things that are just a slight variation of pre-grad busyness—things that leave me breathless, but happily so.

‘Tis the season.

(And I’m not even going to think about the semi-empty nest season. Yet. Well…at least until August. Then I may need a hug. And really—that’s a post for another day.)

While this is a season of endurance, it’s certainly not a life-changing trial.

Still, when we’re exhausted, our minds and bodies betray us. We may focus on the silly, inconsequential details and not the bigger, well-rounded picture—the outcome that really matters.

In other words, while perfecting all the little jots and tittles of ordinary life, we find that ordinary life gallops right on by.

That bigger picture dims because we’re trying too hard to manipulate things our way according to our own expectations.

The problem with that?

We feel the burn.

We grow weary, stressed, and stretched to the max. We lose our edge.

We forfeit good judgment.

Maybe you’re experiencing such a season.

Maybe you’re wondering how to cling. How to own your time, your talent, your God-given right to say “No, thanks. I really appreciate the offer, request, etc., but I’ll have to pass just now.”

As we mature, we realize that one of God’s greatest blessings is time. Being a good steward of it is something that’s mastered over—you guessed it—time.

Taking ownership of that commodity doesn’t come naturally. There are usually a few bumps and bruises as we navigate the process.

Of course, circumstances vary and scenarios differ. Sometimes, we have no choice but to ride out the season or situation. There will always be instances beyond our control.

We pray for clarity in our decision-making, and at the end of the day we choose.

And then…

We cling.

To those things—simple or complex, priorities or not—that take precedence in our lives.

So let me encourage you —be brave. Don’t waste another minute regretting frittered away numbers on a clock.

When you reflect back on this time ten years from now, that missed blog post or imagined must-do won’t matter beans. But you will remember your daughter’s face as you dorm room shopped for that perfect, new comforter in delightful shades of carrot and gray.

And the memory will be sweet.

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