Just Out of Reach

Charlotte stuck her doll up behind the car seat and then cried when she couldn't reach it. I was driving, so I asked Sam to get it. I watched his little hand from the rearview mirror, stretching up again and again and just barely grazing the doll's head. He could see it and was trying his best to appease his little sister, but try as he might, he just couldn't reach it.

And once again, my children provide an illustration for my life.

I have so many questions right now swirling around my head, and if any reader out there has answers, I definitely welcome them! Some are superfluous and some are pressing, but they all need to be out of my brain now and leave me alone. 

1) How do I manage to contact everyone in Royal Stage when my emails keep getting caught in spam filters (and no, I am not spamming anyone) and a significant percentage doesn't have Facebook? I just don't have the time to call 60+ people and it's exhausting to even think about having to do that. People are always missing my communications, and then get frustrated when they don't hear from me. I need a new way - does one exist?

2) I wrote a book. See? 
I've heard it's good. I have no idea how to start promoting it - I am just so busy and pulled in so many different directions that there isn't a chance to concentrate on something that was (and is) my biggest dream come true. I feel like so far, it has just been a waste.

3) How do I assemble a giant trampoline? Any takers?

4) How to I balance friends, family, work, ministry, health and faith in such a way that my head isn't constantly about to explode?

5) How do I raise an additional $1500/mo in support for Royal Stage when no one seems willing to help with fundraising and I'm straight up out of time? How do I get a church to return a phone call?

6) Can I please just have a date night with my husband? 


And, at the same time, with all of these things swirling around my brain this morning, there are also answers to things I am really grateful for.....

1) Charlotte, miraculously, CAN in fact be potty trained.
2) Sam is on summer vacation and we are actually loving it.
3) I AM stronger than I realized, and much more resourceful than I give myself credit for.
4) Royal Stage is an INCREDIBLE ministry with so many wonderful, loving, committed people.
5) My husband is beyond longsuffering.
6) I am truly blessed beyond belief in all areas of my life.
7) My God is bigger than anything I face.

But really, how do I put together a trampoline?