Running Myself Ragged!!

When I was home at Thanksgiving, my nieces played one of my childhood games that I got for Christmas one year. It was called "Run Yourself Ragged", as you can see in the photo above. It was a popular game around 1983 or 1984. I had completely forgotten about that game, so when my dad brought it out, it brought back alot of memories. Even down to the commercial, I still remember the theme song saying "Well you can run, run, run, run, run yourself ragged!" Yes, I remember strange things. :-) If you can tell by the picture, it's an obstacle course game. You use levers and knobs to maneuver a marble type ball to "run" this "ragged" course, and there is a timer, the object is to beat your opponent by getting through the course in a faster time. It could be really nerve wracking. :-) Anyway, this time of year makes me feel like this game because I RUN MYSELF RAGGED! I feel like I'm running an obstacle course trying to "beat the clock". I told my mom the other day I would just talk to her at Christmas when I go home! ha! I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels this way around the holidays. I work all day, come home for a hour or so, and back out the door again, it seems. It is something almost every night. Thankfully, I am free tonight, and I'm free Monday night, but after that, it will be awhile. I really don't like being SO busy, because when I am, my focus starts slipping. I'm too busy thinking about "What time is rehearsal?" or "What am I going to take to that Christmas Party?" or "When am I going to get to bed?" I'm thinking of all these things, but not thinking "When am I going to have time for God?" In Psalm 46:10, we are told "Be still, and know that I am God." How can I "be still" when all of this "stuff" is going at this time of year, and taking over my life? I wish so many times I could go back to a time when things were simpler, and we didn't have all this "stuff" to distract us. Am I the only one that feels this way?? We need to stop "running ourselves ragged", and take the time to "be still, and know that HE is God!" Have a blessed day, and on that note, I will "talk" to you all after New Years!! ;-)