It's a glorious morning and I feel calm and content, rested and relaxed. I am sitting on the rocks, a coffee to one side, my bible and a book on the other, and I wonder and wish every morning could start like this. What's the difference between this blissful morning and my 'typical' morning?
1) hubby is here and he is managing the kids
2) there is no schedule and no rush
How can I recreate this as best I can when life returns to normal? (meaning school & work re-commence)
Hopefully the HelloMornings challenge can help me create a new habit which will help our mornings as well as our day.
I've done the 'wake-up early' thing before. During Lent I woke up 40 minutes early for 40 days. It did make a difference many days to spend concentrated time in scripture and prayer. I also had a specific list of prayers for each day of the week. I enjoyed sharing with the kids some of my morning prayer topics and focus'.
I realise the HelloMornings challenge can't recreate a cottage morning in the sun, with a husband around in the mornings to manage the kids, but hopefully it will help me to create a rhythm in the mornings where I can focus on God, spend some time on myself and prepare for a smoother day when we are all home.
http://inspiredtoaction.com/hellomornings/
Even if it's just a few minutes with Him, my day is better than no time spent quietly in His word & presence. Nice post, Diane! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's just a few days in and it feels great to start the day with Him and also spending a few minutes on me (exercise). Thanks for comment :)
DeleteGreat post! I still struggle getting up before the kids, and this is my 5th Hello Morning session! :) But God's grace is sufficient, and we keep chugging along each day with Him as our strength.
ReplyDeleteChugging along, exactly!
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