Finding Your Balance

Friday night we had one of my friends and her 3 kids over for pizza night. We made pizza, played in the backyard, roller skated in the driveway, and laughed at our silly kids. My favorite story of the night: the cute little girl on the left came in from skating, crying. Her mom asked, "Did you lose your balance?" Abigail--ever the optimistic problem-solver--cried out, "I'll go find it for you!" and ran out the front door. I watched her through the window, wondering if she really knew that "balance" was not an object to be found. She got to the front of the yard, bent over, scooped up something invisible in her arms off of the ground, and ran back inside. Then she commented, "I found your balance; do you want me to put it back on you?"
A few nights ago, Andy and I were discussing "balance" in life. A wise man had recently told a friend of ours (when he asked how to balance family, work, church work etc.) that there is no such thing as balance in life--that you just do what you have to do, and deal with it--that's life. I agree. Yes, I cover the basics everyday, but the illusion of balance can unwisely cause me to give equal weight to different aspects of my life when truthfully, some things are demanding to be done, and others are not. Each day is a constant mind-game of "good, better, best."