Maybe the Amish are Right

The lazy days of summer are long gone. Lately, my days feel like they are filled with work. The other day I realized that by the time I leave my house in the morning and return it has been 10 to 12 hours. Most of the time this is simply just getting home from work. Sometimes it is longer if I've had some sort of appointment after work. I have begun to think...maybe the Amish have something right?! I find myself longing to live a simple life full of family, friends, home grown, home cooked meals, and tending to those in my care. Sure, I love my electricity and computers but it seems that the American way of life, the pursuit of career, is exhausting these days. I am trying to make the best of it and do what I can. After all, isn't that all the God expects? Do the best I can with what I've been given? Right now, this involves trying to be content that my life is not full of simple things and learning to take advantage of the moments I do have to dedicate myself to the practices of silence, stillness, a meditative heart, and tending to those in front of me. Maybe one day soon I will find my simplicity despite the busyness? In the mean time, I ask God for His grace to make it through without complaining the WHOLE time.