A thought to ponder as I brace myself for the day:

“Ready means to be in for condition for immediate action”…

How often do I ask my kids or my patients “are you ready” and receive a begrudging “yes” before realizing they have not brushed their teeth, cannot find a backpack, or suddenly need to use the restroom.

How many times have I been “ready” and, as I walk out the door, realize I cannot find my keys?

As a mom, a homeowner, a nurse, a wife, a caregiver, a woman heading into ministry, a student-I feel I need to be ready for any thing at all times.

My “life is like a car with the engine idling”!

The Bible tells us, encourages us, to not be busy but to be ready..

What will it take for me to simply be ready for whatever next comes?

A nap?

Better organization?

Simplify my life?

Lower my standards to something more attainable?

Relinquish control?

Or…the theme of this weekend retreat…submit fully to God-so my plans, all,my past, all my fears, all my future, all my loves, so my dreams…

And do it face down before a loving, just King NOT with my hands up and back against the wall.