I'm living in the midst of a crazy, whirlwind schedule right now. I spent four days on the road last week, then came home barely in time to throw together last minute preparations for our company's annual Christmas party and annual meeting on Saturday, then it was our community theatre's Christmas show on Saturday night. Yesterday was a much needed sabbath as I spent time in worship and then spent time with family and friends. Tomorrow, I jet off to Utah for three days. Looks like it may be the Twin Cities next week. My office is littered with piles that require my attention. My to-do list for today has multiple columns as I find myself behind in several areas.

The message at church yesterday was about pilgrimage and slowing down to prepare ourselves for the advent of Christ. It makes me think about baseball players who talk about seeing the 100 mph pitch in slow motion or the tennis player who feels like everything is slowing down even as it takes place at a break neck pace. How can I experience that same phenomenon of things slowing down even as the pace of my daily life ramps up?