"She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said."

"As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him.  She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.  But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
    “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things,  but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”
~Luke 10:38-42

In three weeks I will be back in the United States. It's hard to believe. I am feeling a mix of emotions. On one hand, I am very excited to see my friends and family. It is also the end of the school year, and I am feeling kind of worn out and could use a break. On the other hand, it is going to be so hard to say goodbye to my kiddos and all of the amazing people I have grown close to this year. This past week I found myself thinking about all this a lot. It was consuming my mind, which was no good. God gave me a picture. It was of a girl dancing, happily, in a field. Things started to be thrown at her which hindered her from dancing. Then the things stopped coming, but the girl could still not dance because she was too worried that the objects would come back. God showed me that I need to focus on one day at a time and all of the amazing things that He has in store for that day. And to take the time to sit at His feet in the midst of craziness (like Mary).