Keeping up

"Keeping up" is a difficult task. My life has taken me many directions and has given me lovely connections with people from all over the world. Many of them I hold dear (that is, I still think about them, pray that life is bringing blessings, etc) and wish beyond wish that I could have regular morning coffee times with most all of them, which in reality, my desire is to see most people I love about once every two weeks. That would make for an over-caffeinated mama-to-be, averaging at the VERY least 4 cups of coffee (but actually, most often tea these days) per morning. My ideal morning coffee time would last about 70 minutes per person, and if I started these 70 minutes 4 times per day, that would be 280 minutes, or around 4 and 2/3 hours per morning. I best get up early.

I have also decided that I simply cannot do everything I wish to do to "keep up" with the lives of all the people that have been involved in my life from time to time. I am sorry for this. I wish it weren't the case. I love reading my friend's blogs and facebook pages because, at the very least, it gives me a connection to them that feels a little like having a sweet morning cup of joe and hearing about what is precious in life to them at that time. Thank you, my dear friends, for taking the time to share your life in these ways. I appreciate it much.

I also like to keep up with my husband. Attempts are made daily. I try. I like him enough to put him in my "coffee time" rotation. He would tell me straight away that he would have a diet coke and would like to be on the every-other-Friday rotation after at least an hour of watching West Wing re-runs. Mostly because I wouldn't be allowed to interfere with his work schedule.

Above all, my most frequent coffee times will be with our new baby, at least every 2 hours at the beginning as we get to know each other. I think she'll have the milk, though.