Peace, calm, quiet, rest.... Those words would describe my experiance this past weekend. My family is not very quiet. In fact I think they have a gift when it comes to noise. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not exactly something I enjoy. I like it when I can sit alone and listen to the slight drizzle outside tap against the window, birds singing in the trees out in the yard, and just the normal sounds of life. These past several days I was able to enjoy some of those sounds. It was really nice. I like sleeping through the night without anyone waking me up to tell me they need me to do something or hearing the dogs bark because someone is walking around the house at 4:00 in the morning. I enjoy coming home from a long day and taking a nap on the couch without anyone walking through the door loudly declaring their prescence while opening and closing cabinets, clanging dishes to find a glass, asking a billion questions, stomping up the stairs and throwing down bookbags and kicking off their shoes upstairs, and turning their stereo up to full blast while singing along with the music at the top of their lungs. That's when a nice sunny day and a hamock out in the back yard really comes in handy.....nice and quiet. Sometimes I feel like my life is so full of noise, rush, and lack of time that I barely manage to crawl into bed every night only to wake up every morning exausted, unrested, and unwilling to start the process all over again. My household runs like clock-work. Everyone is awake by 6:30-7am and taking turns in the two showers/bathrooms in the house. Try sleeping in? HA!!! That's a joke! You've got my dad singing through the house as loud as he can "Rise and shine!" and "Get up, get up, get up!!!" Then there is my brother blaring his stereo because he says "It wakes me up." Right... Then it's off to work! I actually don't mind much that work is a constant rush of stuff to do, it keeps me busy and the time passes quickly. Between phone calls, faxes, mailings, reports, newsletters, meetings with pastors and donors, files, emails, and so forth, it's nice that I can take a break and pray if things become too crazy. It's great to close myself inside the prayer room, curl up in a nice chair and pray and read the Word. Those moments when it's just me and Father are so full of rest and peace. I can say "Here, Lord, take my day. It's just me and you." We need that. If we constantly rush, we'll just burn out. Take time today to find some rest, even if it's just for a few moments.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Rest
Peace, calm, quiet, rest.... Those words would describe my experiance this past weekend. My family is not very quiet. In fact I think they have a gift when it comes to noise. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not exactly something I enjoy. I like it when I can sit alone and listen to the slight drizzle outside tap against the window, birds singing in the trees out in the yard, and just the normal sounds of life. These past several days I was able to enjoy some of those sounds. It was really nice. I like sleeping through the night without anyone waking me up to tell me they need me to do something or hearing the dogs bark because someone is walking around the house at 4:00 in the morning. I enjoy coming home from a long day and taking a nap on the couch without anyone walking through the door loudly declaring their prescence while opening and closing cabinets, clanging dishes to find a glass, asking a billion questions, stomping up the stairs and throwing down bookbags and kicking off their shoes upstairs, and turning their stereo up to full blast while singing along with the music at the top of their lungs. That's when a nice sunny day and a hamock out in the back yard really comes in handy.....nice and quiet. Sometimes I feel like my life is so full of noise, rush, and lack of time that I barely manage to crawl into bed every night only to wake up every morning exausted, unrested, and unwilling to start the process all over again. My household runs like clock-work. Everyone is awake by 6:30-7am and taking turns in the two showers/bathrooms in the house. Try sleeping in? HA!!! That's a joke! You've got my dad singing through the house as loud as he can "Rise and shine!" and "Get up, get up, get up!!!" Then there is my brother blaring his stereo because he says "It wakes me up." Right... Then it's off to work! I actually don't mind much that work is a constant rush of stuff to do, it keeps me busy and the time passes quickly. Between phone calls, faxes, mailings, reports, newsletters, meetings with pastors and donors, files, emails, and so forth, it's nice that I can take a break and pray if things become too crazy. It's great to close myself inside the prayer room, curl up in a nice chair and pray and read the Word. Those moments when it's just me and Father are so full of rest and peace. I can say "Here, Lord, take my day. It's just me and you." We need that. If we constantly rush, we'll just burn out. Take time today to find some rest, even if it's just for a few moments.
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