I am entering into that time of the year that consists of taking kids to finals in different things. Provincial soccer goes on the weekend of Mar 12 and is way down in Regina. I do not enjoy having to travel for four hours to get there but it is one of those parenting things that have to be done. I do like watching soccer so the whole weekend won’t be that bad. Just I had planned to do another private day retreat that weekend and now will not be able to. Oh well, I only have a daughter young enough to take places for so long so will maybe use that weekend to reconnect with some other people I know in Regina like my friends, Shannon and Todd and my cousin’s son, Chad.
April is going to be full of dance competitions. Grace informed me that she should have her driver’s license by then and I could just let her take the car. I don’t think so!!! The kids Easter break there is a competition in North Battleford so she needs to be there Wednesday am early and Thursday pm late. Not great for a 3 hour drive for a working mom. I am hoping that her friend’s mom can take them but she also works. The following weekend the competition is here in town and parents are expected to volunteer so my weekend will be busy again no traveling at least. And I can share some of the volunteer spots with a friend so we can at least visit. And then sometime there is a competition in Biggar that she will want to go to. Grace is dancing a solo, a duet with her friend and then with the large group that she does lessons with.
And last night as we were looking at the upcoming months as an executive board of the church, and as we are entering into the Lenten season, I realized as I looked at my calendar that I have filled up every weekend till May with something. Time simply passes too quickly. It is hard to balance my need for quiet and solitude with my children’s need for activity. But we muddle through somehow and before we know that time has passed and some other landmark time is almost here racing towards us.
Reminds me of the words of Chantal Kreviazuk’s song Time”
Time, where did you go?
Why did you leave me here alone?
Wait, don’t go so fast
I’m missing the moments as they pass
Now I’ve looked in the mirror and the worlds getting clearer
So wait for me this time
And this weekend is set aside in my time for a women’s retreat. So I won’t be putting anything up here on the blog. I’ll be out in the wilds of northern Saskatchewan with a bunch of women worshipping God. Talk to you all Monday and maybe will have some pictures of wild Saskatchewan women to show.
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