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# I Mismanaged Last Summer
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/mismanaged-last-summer/
- Published: 2017-06-27T09:41:45.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:24:41.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Christian Living, pastoring, #DashHouseCom, #wp

![Sunset in Restoule, Ontario](https://www.dashhouse.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/170627.jpg)

I had a great summer last year in most respects. It was the best weather we’ve enjoyed in years. I have lots of great memories: concerts, Blue Jays games, walks with Charlene. I also got lots of work done.

The problem: I entered Fall exhausted. I mismanaged my summer so that I wasn’t rested when Fall began.

Yes, there were reasons. Charlene and I were working on launching a new online discipleship program. I was writing the curriculum. We took working vacations to do work that I love. I thought that I’d built enough refreshment into my summer, but I was wrong. We never completely unplugged from ministry.

I learned in the Fall that I simply wasn’t able to sustain my energy without additional rest.

Why am I writing this? Because I’m tempted to repeat this mistake again. I’m not going to, and neither should you. Books like [*Reset*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1433555182/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=dashhouse-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1433555182&linkId=0305dd61272fd8cd12c53aaf70946d24&ref=dashhouse.com) by David Murray and [*Zeal Without Burnout*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1784980218/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&tag=dashhouse-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1784980218&linkId=87265645cec1c055cd5e4d7ad9254429&ref=dashhouse.com) by Christopher Ash deserve to be widely read by people like me — and that probably includes you.

I’m going on vacation in a few weeks. I can’t wait. Seasons of rest are essential for long-term fruitfulness.

![I Mismanaged Last Summer](https://www.dashhouse.com/content/images/v7/dashhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/170627.jpg)