one of those days...

Anyone else out there have a long day today? I know I did. Note that I said "long," not bad. Just long. A bit frustrating. One of those days at work that follows you home - that you weren't quite able to leave at your desk. So. Much. To. Do. And the office politics. Ohhhh yeah. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Needless to say, it's one of those days when I need a good reminder that there are still, in fact, more important things in life than what I do at work for 40 or 50 hours a week. And a break from cooking dinner. Thankfully, I got both tonight.

It was one of those days when I realized even more, the challenge inherent in trying to live life fully engaged in both the physical and spiritual worlds - when the physical world around me is trying to pull my attention away completely - and basically succeeds. The challenge. The struggle. God, it's so hard. 

I'd just venture a guess that the next few days will be, well, interesting. After all, we are in the last few days of Lent, the last part of this journey. As much as I'm looking forward to Holy Week, I have a feeling that by the end of this week, I'll really, really, REALLY be looking forward to Holy Week, if you know what I mean.

I pray that we are all at peace in these days, particularly in the challenges they may present, and at least for me, are already presenting.

In honor of the journey we are still traveling: