Life and all that it is.

In baseball, you never mention when there is a perfect game going on because you just might jinx the game. I almost hate to mention life as we know it but things have been going along so well that I hate to jinx it. I know that I need to talk about it because the Holy Spirit has been reminding me that it is only because of grace that things are going well. Oh, there is still a (actually 4) loads of laundry that needs to be done and Toddler is TRYING to learn to use the potty and the bills come in regularly but I am being reminded that this is life as I know it.

This morning we had a guest preacher as our's was out of town celebrating his mother's 80th birthday. Bro. Keith reminded us that Christ did not leave us alone here on earth. He left us a Helper, a Comforter, a Companion, one who takes our prayers to the Savior, one who fills my heart with joy. I have been trying to daily meet with God. It has taken some effort as my house is full of rambunctious, homeschooled 6 yr old twins and a potty training 2 yr old. There are so many things that a mom has to do to run a full house and these can distract me from the first thing in my life.

What I have begun to do is a tough job for a night owl such as I . I am getting up earlier. I am not talking about early because I know there are others who get up much earlier than I do. Honey even is gone to work before I even see the light of day. I am getting up 45 minutes before the children do. I fix a cup of my favorite tea, dress and spend some time with God. Currently I am working on my Bible study from Joshua for Community Bible Study, read my Sunday School lesson which is Hebrews, and read the daily lesson from God Calling. I take some time to pray, turn on some praise and worship music on the IPod and then let the rest of the day begin.

I can tell a difference on the days I oversleep. I am not quite tuned into my day or my kids or my husband or my Savior. My days still are not perfect. Thursday, a friend's son had surgery and I kept and extra 6 yr old boy for the night and took him to our Homeschool Enrichment; Friday, a good friend called who was crying as she had been laid off; Saturday, Sundance came down with Strep Throat and we had to change from a day of fun to time in the Urgent Care Clinic and $60 worth of meds.

The toilet still overflows, my children' need to be redirected, the laundry still needs to be washed. God is in the everyday, day to day things of life. No life does not always go the way I planned it but by starting my day with spending time with my Heavenly Father, all the other stuff of life just seems to flow more smoothly.

Comments

[Miss Roxie]

"God is in the everyday, day to day things of life."

You said it. Just remember that, always and forever.

I do remember the kids being little and the potty thing, and my mom used to come by _everyday_, and cookie dough from ceiling to floor, and unexpected company at 2 PM and I still had on my pajamas, and being on the meals list for the sick people at church, and the kids being sick, or me or dad and I thought, "oh gosh, how am I ever going to do all this." ...but, my good friend, when all that time has flown by, and it will fly by - so fast - you will only remember the good things.

Love conquers all. God is good and God is great.

Hang in there. It's okay to sleep in once in a while. Matter of fact, plan on it! You have a lot on your plate! You need a little extra rest once and awhile.

Ooops, I carried on too long!

[deeapaulitan]

David said that he would "Awaken the Dawn" with the praises of his heart to his God. I loved that thought. I don't just wake up at dawn, but that my hearts praise as I awake wakens the dawn...wakens the day. I feel it too when I don't get that special time with my Savior in the wee hours of the morning. I have learned though that even in the midst of the chaos and busy-ness God is everpresent, evernear, & everfaithful. He is involved with me. I love that about Him!