Flourishing!

(Take a deep breath. Close your eyes. Hit that reset button.)  I am finally taking a full week's vacation from this wonderful life we call ministry. If you are like me, you know the feeling of trying to get "everything" done before leaving town. I feel like I deserve a medal or at least a gold star from heaven! With some out-of-state down time with my son and the folks I love, I am realizing that I can use this vacation for what I like to call "The Reset."  The Reset is the space I allow to evaluate the past three to six months and ask myself "Aisha, is this how you want to end your year at this rate, this pace, and with the current priorities you have set for yourself?"  For me, the reset is a wake-up call to say, "Hold up, wait a minute...I am may NOT be living my life the way I have desired. I may NOT be living my life the way God intended. I may NOT be living my best life."  So, on this lovely quiet getaway, I am hitting that ...