Selah.

A short time ago I was reading Psalm 60 and came across verse 4:

"You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah"

At the time that I read it, I was struck by the "Selah."
According to Hebrew Lexicon (dictionary), the word definition is:

Selah: to lift up, exalt

and further:

From calah; suspension (of music), i.e. Pause -- Selah.

At the time that I read it, and today as I recall it, I'm grateful that the God of the Scriptures has a balance. There are times to go, and there are times to pause and think.

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 7 of 7

1. I love ironing in a hotel room. I really don’t like ironing at home. There’s no rationale reason for this. Perhaps I have a mental block about putting the ironing board away. In the hotel room, you only have to get it out and iron, you don’t have to put the board and iron away in the closet. Somehow that makes all the difference to me.

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 6 of 7

1. I pack a plastic grocery bag. This is especially true if I don’t know much about where I am going, most relevant for travel abroad. You’ll want a place to bag up all the dirty laundry so it doesn’t contaminate the clean clothes, right?

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 5 of 7

I only pack One pair of shoes. That’s all you really need. I choose black or brown (or other) and every outfit I pack has to coordinate with the shoes. The tricky question here is about athletic shoes. I’ve recently started an exercise routine and it required – I’m a little embarrassed – me to pack athletic shoes, and consequently, more than one pair of shoes. But I did select a pair that are thin-soled & lightweight; they slid easily into the front pocket of the suitcase. And I wore the high heels so they wouldn’t take up precious suitcase space.

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 4 of 7

1. I consider pajamas carefully. It’s important to pack small pajamas so that you don’t over-pack. However, you need to pack pajamas that are large enough you don’t mind being seen in them if there is a fire in the middle of the night and you – and all your fellow hotel stayers – need to evacuate.

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 3 of 7

1. I love shopping at the airport. Not sure why, but if I’m early for a flight I love poking around, even if I don’t buy anything. Shopping at the airport is somehow way better than shopping, let’s say, at a mall or somewhere there is something else to do. Shopping in the airport is like a condoned way to kill time. [Though in general I'm against killing time. Really, what has it ever done to you?]

Confessions of a Frequent* Traveler - 2 of 7

1. I steal the soaps. I’m that person – I always take them and squirrel them away in my suitcase. I do put them to good use! They either are donated to my friend’s parents (her dad likes the little bars of soap and her mom likes the little bottles) or they go into our basket of toiletries for when my roommates & I host overnight guests.