Tag Archives: Time Management

Refocus

While I’m glad I took a short break (a little over 2 weeks) from Twitter, Facebook, and blog reading, I regret not maintaining a posting schedule for this blog.  The wonderful thing about blogging on a regular basis is that … Continue reading

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Focus

I laughed out load reading this post over at Jon Acuff’s ‘Stuff Christians Like’.  Growing up in church–youth group, college ministry, work in urban missions, seminary, a stint as a youth pastor–there’s not much on that blog that I can’t identify … Continue reading

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The Morning Run

I’m a little slow on the uptake with my exercise regimen. I’m not nearly as consistent as I need to be. Part of this is due to sluggish discipline. Part of it is because of current family time constraints. The … Continue reading

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What is Your Plan B? (Or Keeping Your Disciplines with Toddlers in the House)

I treasure my early morning time. I love being up and having the house to myself. I shower, do my morning chores, exercise, eat breakfast, spend time in the Bible, journal, think through the day. 5:00-5:15 has been my wake … Continue reading

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Making Margin: Multitasking & ‘Gemmelsmerch’

It just took me 30 minutes to divide 4 lbs of ground beef from Costco into 4 freezer bags for orderly consumption. It was a 7 minute job. Why did it take so long? Multitasking and ‘Gemmelsmerch.’ (The second term … Continue reading

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Life on the Edge: Diet, Sleep, and Space (not bungee, skydiving, and snowboarding)

I hinted the other day that I’d have a few follow-ups to my original post on margin.  I asked myself 4 questions: What is margin? Where do I feel like I’m living without margin? How do I get it? What do … Continue reading

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Space Out

I wrote a post a few days ago about needing to have more margin in my life. In an effort to keep posts to a scannable length, I tried to be brief.  But the piece got my mind racing on … Continue reading

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Margin and Meaning – The Importance of Having Space

A thing I struggle with is stuffing as much as I can into whatever container is meant to hold it. For instance, if I have an hour, I’ll schedule 63 minutes. If I have a full day of work from … Continue reading

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