In today’s world we find all kinds of things to be busy about. ‘Nothing wrong with that. There may be a problem with the things about which we find ourselves busy, though. We can turn ourselves, our homes, our churches, into perpetual motion machines. You know, those objects that, once you start them, never stop. What we need is to focus on the basics—the basics of living, the basics of loving, the basics of caring. What we discover often goes back to our friends at VeggieTales who sing:

Busy, Busy

Archibald (Mayor): I'm busy, busy, dreadfully busy
You've no idea what I have to do.
Busy, busy, shockingly busy
Much, much too busy for you.

Larry: Oh, I see.

Archibald and Doctor: We're busy, busy, dreadfully busy
You've no idea what we have to do.
Busy, busy, shockingly busy
Much, much too busy for you.

'Cause we're busy, busy, frightfully busy
More than a bumblebee, more than an ant.
Busy, busy, horribly busy
We'd love to help, but we can't!

Archibald: Ta ta!

What have you found yourself too busy for this new year?