Flashback Friday

Break, n. - a momentary halt in an activity; a period during which the usual routine is suspended
Synonyms: breather, lull, intermission, respite, downtime, hiatus, sabbatical, furlough, time-out

Call it what you will, Flashback Friday is going into the meme vault for the month of May. I just cannot handle the demands on my time and the resulting stress right now. Anyone who is a mom knows the craziness that is May. Add to that one boy who is graduating and the extra energy and activities consumed with that. Toss in a girl from Germany who turns 18 three days before graduation and is in her last six weeks with our family. Include a full schedule of year-ending orchestra & choir concerts and other award ceremonies and activities, including a girl who is trying out for a special choir for next year, requiring late days at school. Stir in a sister with early-onset Alzheimer's who must vacate the missionary housing provided by a local church by the end of this month (due to an incoming missionary family who had previously reserved it for their time in the states), complicated by limited availability & affordability of options as well as her lack of recognition & acceptance of decreasing independence. Top it off with a generous helping of Care Minister responsibilities and the result is I am meeting myself coming and going and doing my best not to miss God in the midst of it all. Or come unglued or have a nervous breakdown.

Thanks to those of you who have been so supportive and encouraging of this fun meme; I hope I can return to it in the summer when things settle down, assuming the idea bank hasn't run completely dry.