I’m getting more accustomed to, and even looking forward to, moments that show me a glimpse of the future, that show me habits or practices that will really help me in the years to come, through different phases of life.
Right now is one of those moments, as it’s 7:15 in the morning, on a Saturday no less, and anyone who knows me at all knows I would probably rather be sleeping. But I’m starting to see the value in going to bed earlier, in order to get up and get things done, either before work or before family members are up. (Note-I didn’t say I’m not having trouble with a few parts of this. Namely, the actual action of going to bed early, say, before midnight, and depending on how much sleep I’ve gotten, the actual action of getting up early at all. So, pretty much what’s there is the desire to get up early. HA! Thinking back though, I don’t think I’ve slept past 9:30 in weeks, which is really impressive considering that I’ve always been able to sleep to noon without thinking twice.)
So today, before anyone else gets up, I’m enjoying a cup of hot tea (I so wish it was coffee, but since we don’t make it in this house normally, it’s easier to limit myself to Sundays. Unless I’m somewhere with flavored creamer…but I digress), and taking some time to do a devotional moment (it’s online, which is both good and bad, but I’m liking it. You can find it here). I’m also working on a lesson on discernment, which is going to be last minute because I forgot I was teaching (CRAP, I didn’t want to make it last minute again!). I’m also looking forward to trying this recipe for church tomorrow.
(Side Note-The fact that I’m preparing a lesson and trying to recipes for CHURCH really excite me and make me happy. Both of those are things that are so drastically different from the churches I’ve grown up in/work in, and I love it! It’s in moments like these that I know I want to raise my family in this kind of church, a house church, that’s so opposite from the megachurch.)
…And now someone’s up and cooking in the kitchen…where I’m sitting at the table, because of the beautiful sunshine pouring in the bay window. Boo.
