I’d been hanging around the house all morning, waiting on a delivery via FedEx freight from California…
Up the stairs, peek out the window, open the front door to double check…nothing yet…back to my computer and never-ending list. Instead of making efficient use of my time at home, I found myself wandering from room to room in my pjs, debating what and where to begin versus exactly when the package would arrive, thereby actually accomplishing next to nothing…
At last, the long-awaited push of the doorbell…
“M’am, you might want to open this up and look it over before signing for it.”
With my consent, the driver sliced through the packing straps and opened the box…
“I’m so sorry but I’m going to have to refuse this delivery. The head rail is crushed and it looks like most of the verticals are missing. I hope this doesn’t cause you any problems…”
The young man was extremely nice as he assured me it was no problem at all. While waiting for the return authorization, we talked about Christmas, our children and the pervasive ‘busyness’ we all seem to fall prey to during this season…
“All the guys I work with, they’re rushing around, saying how they just want to get this week over with; not me. I keep telling them I want it to go as slow as possible…that way maybe Christmas day with my family, that stretch of time, it will crawl along slowly too!”
His words lingered in my mind long after he’d gone…
I too, have been anxiously racing about, praying for these days to pass without delay and with as little upset as possible, despite knowing I shouldn’t. I’m cheating my family, and myself too, but I’ve yet to figure how to feel otherwise.
We could all benefit from his wisdom, from slowing down to savor the season…
I’m going to try harder…
Wishing you many blessings and hope…tg
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