Before starting this journey, I was advised to have an on and off ramp. It is not wise to think you can go from being super busy and running 100mph to coming to a complete stop overnight and soaking in his presence day after day. So I gave myself a 2 week off ramp, to adjust to the new rhythms those months would hold.

The end of April when my sabbatical officially ended, I expected a 2 week on ramp would due. However, that ramp was one of those terrifying ones that almost immediately dumps you into 75mph traffic. I panicked, feeling I should be able to go back to large groups of people, lots of interactions, a constant pouring out but I just couldn’t handle that.

Thankfully I’m blessed to be surrounded by wise people in my life who love the Lord and love me. Multiple times I heard “give yourself time”. You don’t burnout over 7yrs and after 4 months of rest return to 100% normal. It’s more like, you’ll slowly come back and it will be years before you are at 100%. That doesn’t mean you recluse for years, but it means you give yourself grace.

Here I am, 6 months later. I’m super thankful for this past season and treasure it deeply. I’ve slowly been re-engaging life and the people God has placed in it.

I’m convinced HE is worthy and spending my days with him and being poured out for others is the way to live