A cup of coffee, a slight breeze in the trees hovering above my back patio, the sound of the birds in the trees, a gentle creaking sound of the swing as I go back and forth...
What do they all have in common? They are pieces of a morning routine that I
love. This routine is filled with peace, but this sort of peace depends on my
circumstances.
However, my life's circumstances are not always this way.
Some mornings are filled with chaos. Never really pondered it much, but I just
went into survival mode during the hectic and busy times in my life.
When I was younger, I loved the chaos. I felt more alive
with it. I wanted to have something to do all the time. I remember filling my
schedule up with activities and loving it. With each year I added to my age, I
began to scale back and embrace a slower pace.
By the time I became a mom for the first time, I was in hot
pursuit of “quiet time.” There is nothing like a new mom wanting a little quiet
time to cause a newborn baby to desire to rise earlier. If you have already had
a baby, you know what I am talking about. I would set my alarm to get up a
little earlier than Taylor, my first daughter, so I could read my devotion,
pray and drink a cup of coffee. Just as I get everything out on the table and I
take my first sip of coffee, there is a loud sound that breaks through my
glorious silence to pierce my ears painfully. Yes, “she’s up.” Of course, I go
in and try to coax her back to sleep, but her determination was always much
stronger than my resolve. The victory was hers. This became exponentially more of a challenge
when our number of daughters increased. Granted, these are the precious babies
I prayed for. I loved it but needed my “quiet time.” Having two daughters now assured
one would always wake up the other. So, the challenge was even greater and the “quiet
time” more elusive.
Little did I know that this was the perfect training ground
for me. God was showing me how to find peace among the disruptions and chaos of
life.
I hope to share some of the lessons and insights I have
discovered along the way that has deepened this truth in me through the years. So,
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