8 yr olds party

Think it must be a sign of getting older when I can't hack an 8 yr olds party anymore!!

It was Abby's birthday party today and the girls had a great time making jewellery (courtesy of Little Jems Jewellery) and decorating cup cakes. All I had to do was organise a few games, but now I find myself shattered.

Must be getting older, although it's fair to say it was a busy week. Work has been busy and it's also been quite busy in other ways. The school term is coming to an end so I've had a couple of assemblies to take this week as well as Bible Teaching at Coatbridge on Thursday night.

Life can get so busy at times, can't it? ...and when it does, it needs us to start to prioritise things in the right way. Easy to say, but not so easy to do.

The Bible tells us that we should be "redeeming the time, because the days are evil". The word "redeem" here in the original language of the Bible carries with it the sentiment of buying back - out of slavery.

I suppose it is true to say that our time does have the capacity to be enslaved to doing the wrong thing so often.

So amidst the busy - ness, I find myself asking, Am I doing the "right" thing?Is this what God wants me to do? Am I using my time in the most effective way possible?

How about you?