Priorities

The topic of priorities has been on my mind this week.

(notice how this post is at the very end of my ‘once weekly’ deadline--priorities got in the way) :)

There are a lot of very big very important parts of my life, those include my faith, my family, my boy, and my job. When it comes to balancing those thing, I struggle.  It’s been pointed out to me that I struggle and even more, this is a self admitted weakness.

The reason for this post is to challenge myself to make sure that I keep the order of those priorities in mind.  I blogged this last January about being able to say no more often.  To be honest, it’s only happened a little bit.

Being busy and involved and saying yes to everything is the person I’ve been all my life, just ask my mom!  But, I’m coming to terms with the fact that this is not ok.

This week my grandpa was hospitalized.  He had several things go wrong with medication and oxygen and on and on.  It was to the point where after school on Monday Lance and I rushed the 5 hours to So. IA to see him.  Seeing my grandpa in such pain and so weak was rough on me.  It was rough on my whole family.

My Spidy sense of priorities kicked in at that moment.  My whole family was there, supporting and helping each other, we turned to each other.  Of course, the wise old fart that is my grandpa taught me a lesson even while laying in the hospital bed.  It was a lesson of priorities and it came in the form of my grandpa being adamant about meeting Lance.

I can’t tell you how ‘taken care of’ I felt when the first coherent thing my grandpa said to me was, ‘Where’s this man of yours?”  He spoke directly to my heart, that is what I wanted to hear because the truth is that in this moment of overwhelming crisis Lance took care of me.

It’s hard for me to put into words how important these people are in my life.  And yes, I know I left out the aspect of my faith a little.  To be fair, I without a doubt turned to prayer during this as well.  But I’m reminded more and more that it’s all about relationships, especially relationships that are there for you when there are rough patches.

Now, here is the challenge I referred to before (this is for myself more than anything).  Before you commit to doing more and helping with more, and being on one more committee,  take a close look at those important to you.  Can you be doing more to show them that they are a priority to you?  Be a better sister, daughter, girlfriend.