Do you know that feeling when you have been away from home for a long duration of time, long enough that you miss the feeling of the mattress that is formed to fit your body perfectly, and the ‘favorite chair or couch’ that the cushions seem to wrap around you as you sigh in comfort? And what about the mixture of air freshener, dinners from long past, laundry detergent and the thousand other scents that collide when you walk in the door to make up the unique smell of your household? When you walk in the house it’s as if a piece of you is put back in place and all the world is right again.
This is what it felt like this morning when I curled up with my journal to have ‘quiet time’ with God. I hadn’t done that, without being in adoration, in very very long time (so long I don’t want to admit to it). When I am in adoration I journal and I had convinced myself that it was all I needed for the week, that saying the rosary every morning had taken the place of journaling as well. After this morning I know that I need both forms of prayer. Daily. FOR ME it is what I need. A piece of me has been put back together.
This morning I took the boys to the Children’s Museum and we had to do a few detours off Hwy 59 going and also coming back…each detour made our trip twice as long and very frustrating. We managed to find new avenues to get us out of the way from stopped traffic which at least saved us time and got us to where we were going but it was hard not to be frustrated when realizing how fast we could get there had we been able to stay on the highway!
Ironically, it signifies my life in so many ways at times. I’m always going to get to the destination, and I have my mind set on the destination but at times I get thrown off course. Lucky thing God is my driver or I’d be really lost right now! 😉
Pray for me and the crew at Rochester, Minnesota this weekend for another Steubenville conference! I will sign on again Monday morning (as my flight doesn’t get in till LATE LATE Sunday night).
Blessings
Shannon