Greetings My Friend,
The morning started off rather well, I grabbed my tea, gave the fur children their treats, got the air diffuser going then I sat down to drink my tea and take my morning medications. I have several people I like to send a sticker to or a GIF online to touch them, to say "I am thinking about you." After I sent them out, I started my quiet time, the first part of my quiet time is when I journal my thoughts. As I was writing I kept hearing the notification sound on the phone so I checked each one, as they came in, one friend was stressed out over family problems, another friend took her mother to the hospital which was unsettling. I found out where my friend's mother was at then started planning on going. I went to the kitchen, Junior had just ordered gravel, so I then I texted my friend stating it may be awhile before we can get to the hospital. I went back to my journaling, I finished my thoughts and started writing out a prayer to God, when Ziva our new little dog, my therapy dog decided it was time to go for a walk. We were barely down the road when the gravel truck showed up, which was less than half an hour since Junior placed the phone call. Ziva and I returned home, I finished writing my prayer then we got ready to go see our friend Boogie at the hospital. My mind kept mulling over the mornings distractions, my desire to have quiet time the first thing in the morning. I love waking up with God, listening to His voice as I pray then read His Word. This morning though I kept getting interrupted with concerns for special people in my life. Recently I have discovered sometimes I need to deal with what is happening, come back to quiet time later in the day. When Brenda spent the night recently I learned it is more important to be a friend and allow her to talk. Brenda is alone a whole lot so she has a need to talk to share her concerns out loud with someone. I used to try and do quiet time with her there, now I allow her to talk knowing God will be there when I can be quiet and alone with Him. I may have time to do part of my quiet time, write my thoughts, write out my prayer then later when I come back I will be ready to read the Word, write down the passages that speak to me and discern what the Holy Spirit is telling me. I am grateful I had a bit of time with God before I faced the challenges of the day, I usually feel His peace as I deal with my day. We went to see Boogie, she is getting so frail, Debbie is there at her side and I am glad we went to our very good friends. We did a bit of shopping after we left the hospital, I was able to sleep while Junior went into Lowe's to get an air conditioner so when I got home, I did the dishes. I had bought a bucket of strawberries to dehydrate so I took them on the porch to hull them. I loved my porch time, the quietness of the day. When I finished I was able to finish my quiet time. God keeps teaching me it is okay when life disrupts my quiet time, I just need to come back to Him. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet
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