From now on, Tuesday mornings will be known as "Sarah's Happy Time" just thought you should know.
Me and a friend are swapping kids, so to speak. She is taking Jake for me on Tuesday mornings and I will take hers on Friday afternoons...perfection.
That 2 1/2 hours on Tuesday mornings is now sacred. It's time set apart for me to work on Bible Club (kids ministry) and women's Bible study stuff and just spend time with Him...uninterrupted time. Priceless.
I need this time. Over the past week I've come to realize that I have a tendency to jump into too many things, all at the same time. All good stuff...that eventually drains the life out of me because it's more than I'm meant to do.
I'm learning to stop running ahead of God, because when I do, I mess up His instructions. Generally, I listen to part of the instruction, and then barrel full speed ahead without giving Him a chance to finish His sentence.
Guess what? That doesn't work out so well :)
So I'm s-l-o-w-i-n-g down. Giving Him time to speak to me...waiting for the full instructions before I plunge ahead and make an idiot of myself :)
More on this tomorrow...
Oh, one more thing...if you look to the left, on my sidebar, I added a new Blogger gadget...if you read often, you can click the "follow" button and your cute little picture (or something) will appear...and frankly, it will make my day. Because as of right now, it just says a big fat 0, which is hurting my feelings...just a little bit ;)
- Sarah@Life in the Parsonage
- Wife to Ben, who also happens to be the Pastor of a sweet little church in a tiny little town. Mama to three boys and little Lucy. We live in the parsonage, 27 steps from said little church. This is the journey...it involves lots of run-on sentences.
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The Fringe Hours
Good for you! Enjoy your quiet time with Him.
ReplyDeleteI'm following you and I'm very jealous of your time alone. Today has been a rough one and I'm wishing for some quiet time.
ReplyDeleteQuiet time is what I am longing for too! There is nothing that can replace Him is there- even blogging, hehe.
ReplyDeleteNot letting Him finish His sentence....shew! Atleast I am not the only one who does that. i had another lady review my schedule and she said I was doing four jobs. I stepped back and thought "wow. that's why I am so tired. Maybe I do need to reevaluate". Kuddos for priortizing eternal stuff. It matters most. :)
ReplyDeletepretty cute little gadget!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found a way to have some quality time yourself and God. I used to love those days that I swapped kids with my best friend!
Child swapping. Now THAT is a good idea. Who wants three hooligans 5 mornings a week?
ReplyDeleteHow great! I hope that you enjoy this special time with the Lord. And I look forward to hearing about what He teaches you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! and a great reminder/
ReplyDeleteOkay, I am now stalking, I mean following your blog too (HA!)
I DO NOT like my picture! What is up with just showing my eyes!
Sarah, this is wonderful! So many women (myself included) would probably use this free time to get that extra housework done or take a nap! God is going to greatly bless you for this - please share some of the things He teaches you during this time! :)
ReplyDeleteOh how wonderful. I once started a baby sitting co-op two moves ago...oh how I loved it. I am excited for you. Plus, you are putting the time to good use.
ReplyDeleteCute bloggy gadget...tempting, but I know I must just say no to bloggy gadgets...they are like scales for me...I had to give up scales ten years ago...
Smart thinking, Sarah! All moms need some "self" time. I pray that God will just bless your sock off! ;)
ReplyDeleteI am so guilty of this also, only hearing the first part of the instructions. I am sure that is where my kids get that wonderful habit ;o)
ReplyDeleteReally great idea Sarah! I love that you are looking forward to more time with God. I'm needing to do that too.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a great idea! I wish I knew someone I could do that with.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your happy days! It would be real hard for me to avoid a nap on these days. Discipline is not my strong suit.
ReplyDeleteCan I steal your followers idea? It's super cute. And, of course, I'm a follower.
OK, what up? I just went to my blog to add this and they say it's "experimental" and only available to some blogs. Why not mine? Now, I'm feeling a little less important.
ReplyDeleteThat is WEIRD! Great...they'll probably take it away from me now...
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've got some followers now, and I may just have to play with that feature myself! Thanks for visiting my blog today. I love what you've written in you little profile... I'll come back again and see if I really can keep up! :-)
ReplyDeleteYay for you!! That's a great system you have worked out with your friend. I may have to try that some time!
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing that you have a friend to exchange play dates with. What a great time for you, too! We all need to have a few hours each week to ourselves, I truly believe it helps us become better wives and moms and appreciate our families more.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I got to hear your "blog story" in person yesterday :-)
ReplyDeleteThat follow button is neat. What really would be nice if you could see who's watching your RSS feed.
ReplyDeleteKeep following Him!