![]() The bigger challenge comes in learning to savor and enjoy even when life is busy, distracting and overwhelming. Let’s face it… we can’t always just let go and decide to take some time. Whether it is the distraction of your phone, the busyness of the field, outside demands or expectations, figure out how to let go of those things for a time so you can give yourself fully to savoring.Ĥ} Allow yourself to savor even when you can’t let go. Be able to let go of things that keep you from savoring the moment, the day, the event. Savor every bit of what you are experiencing.ģ} Allow yourself to let go. Take the time you need to build memories. Don’t just make time and then hurry it up to get to the next thing on your list. Intentionally make time to savor and enjoy.Ģ} Take time to savor. Put time on the schedule to just savor your family, the restaurant, the park, a morning coffee time with a friend. Make time to give yourself over to the things going on around you. How is God helping me learn these truths?ġ} Make time to savor. To really, truly enjoy, engage, plug in, participate and make memories. To give ourselves over to smelling the roses, sipping the tea, chatting with a friend.Īllowing ourselves to find joy, feel joy and live joyously. ![]() Savor means giving ourselves to the enjoyment of this moment, this season, this time. I love how that blends them together in a way that I can understand. In the very last part of the definition it says, “to give oneself to the enjoyment of.” While praying about this post and contemplating how to put what I’m learning into words, I again turned to my dictionary for the word savor. I want to find joy and savor the sweetness of God’s amazing blessings and His beautiful creation. Yet, beneath it all, there is a deep desire to enjoy, to take hold of this life and savor the moments of my days. So many times, my brain is so full of things to do, places to go, events to plan, people to talk to, things to remember that I can’t even begin to stop, savor or enjoy. I often don’t have time to see the roses let alone smell them! This new season of overseas living has been challenging and exhausting. This is all part of our lives as women working and living overseas. Life gets going and stopping to enjoy it isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Battles against the busy schedules and tight budgets and overwhelming phone call lists.īattles of language, culture and constant learning. Battles to keep going when we don’t even know where the path leads. Battles to not tire of the process, stay resilient and find contentment in the crazy. ![]() Battles to stay on top of a plethora of tasks, places, people and situations. This overseas, transitional life is full of daily battles. ![]() It means being one step ahead of something you can’t really know, planning for things without all the details and making decisions based on incomplete information. The constant motion of our lives means looking ahead, thinking through, making plans, and continuously checking off to-do list boxes. Yet, we are trying to enjoy the sights, tastes and sounds around us while knowing we can’t get too attached because all things change every so often and we must go through the transition all over again. From language school to West Africa to living stateside for a year of furlough to starting our second term in West Africa, we find ourselves just starting to feel settled when things change and transition comes. I find myself in a season of constant change, transition and growth. These are simple phrases that are not always so simple to live out in our day-to-day lives. ![]()
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