The rush of the school morning is over... Breakfasts've been made, Lunches've been packed, Coffee's been drunk... Devotions and prayer times've been had... I look around and see the usual sight: the dishes are piling up high in the sink, the floor is covered with crumbs of the last 3 meals, kitchen table is covered with mail and schoolwork and leftover plates.... But it's the moment of this astonishing quietness that overshadowed all this mess....I perk my ears and realize that my daughter is still resting, and that the house is quiet...and it is MINE...even if only for the next 5 minutes...because you know--Murphy's law and all...
So I jump at a chance to be still and quiet...I curl up on the couch with my favorite blanket and just savor the sight of my humble home lit up only by the still lingering January Christmas tree lights...
I breath deeply and bring myself to a peaceful place of "right now" and "right here". This moment of complete surrender of time and will, just being present and aware of the wonderful precious blessing of being alive, of being a part of my family, of today, of this very moment... Thank you, Lord.
