The Gift of Calm That a Time Out Brings.

 It's been a strange past few days.

Loads of pressure from nowhere but everywhere.

I didn't ask for any of it.  It just kinda found me.

Who's to blame?  Noone.  That's what I mean by strange.

Ever feel totally & utterly under the gun?  Doesn't seem

logical, but its there.  A force to be reckoned with...

So, I've been trying to drudge through it.  Not really a depression.

An anxiety?  Perhaps.  As if time's running short?  Completely.

Funny thing, while contemplating this phantom pressure, for some

reason I recalled that for Christmas my husband had so graciously

reserved a spot for me & a friend at Spokane's

Time Out For Women session.  His genorosity brought a smile to
my face, but the pressure was still there.  Had I thought the
sensation of urgency would dissipate?  No. Not really.
It was nice to simply smile & remember how awesome
Mr LKP is.  My thoughts then focused more about what this
year's workshop might hold.  From somewhere in all the
thinking, 2010's theme surfaced:

Infinite Hope.

"We hope all things..."  -Articles of Faith 1:13

I don't always pay attention to the TOFW themes, atleast not

until I'm there and all the pieces of the puzzle are in place.

However, immediately upon the words "Infinite Hope" entering
my mind, the pressure, the storm, the angst was simply gone.
Peace and stillness instead settled in. So refreshing.

What a gift.  My husband will never understand what he's done

for me in his thoughtfulness.  What he's given me is something

so much for than a girls' weekend.  He's calmed the storm, before

I've even walked through the conference doors.  I've got a

feeling this gift is gonna just keep on giving.

I so needed that time out today.  Can't wait for Time Out in

the spring!

What's been your life preserver as of late?  The one

you hadn't counted on being there?