I am learning the importance of stretching. Just as a moving river keeps freshness and nourishment for its inhabitans, so life flows when stretching takes place. Stretching keeps certain things at bay. Things like stagnation, slothfulness, boredom. My body breathes better when I stretch and allow oxygen to flow thorough my muscles and bloodstream. My brain functions better when I allow new information to stretch its patterns and habits. My spirit is more in tune with God's heart when I allow him to stretch my experiences.
This summer is definitely an academic stretch. 8 hours of UNT grad school learning the layers of library management that is necessary to keep all the fun stuff in the library going.
I am being pulled towards a spiritual stretch, well maybe more of a challenge. The patience and willingness to look towards parenting, post parenting. :) Nurturing is part of what God has put into women. Yet, He created our children to need our day to day nurturing for 16 or so years. Then we usually get a dog, cat, bird, swimming pool, etc. We get things that fill in the time that we were spending taking care of children. I feel that God is going to use my nurturing in a mentoring setting. Where? How? When? I don't know. But this is not a time for me to drop or ignore the life skills that God has shown me are priority.
