Creating versus consuming

If you asked me what I wanted to do when I was a child, I would have answered that I wanted to be a writer, an artist, or a pianist. (I didn’t know that pastor was an option.) I’m a person who likes to make things. Christmas decorations, gardens, prayers, photos, food, books, paintings…whatever—what the thing is doesn’t matter much. I must be producing something. 

I often meditate on that verse in Thessalonians.

Live a quiet life. Mind your own business. Work with your hands.