Adventures in Sitting

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It's the day after the Fourth of July.  As afore mentioned in previous posts, I love this holiday.  This year it unfortunately fell in the middle of the week: no long weekend.  I still enjoyed meeting up with dear friends, met new friends, enjoyed yummy food, and watched fireworks from a distance, a greater distance than last year.  I enjoyed soothing a little girl who was scared of the loud explosions in the backyard from inside the house.  Nothing quite like a few snuggles to vanquish little fears and big tears.  It did my heart a world of good to meet the need.

After saying good-bye to the partying people, I had to head home to see to my other baby, my black furkid who turns into a chicken with the first snap, crackle and pops in the neighborhood.  Fortunately, I am doggie sitting, so I loaded her up and we headed over to my friends beautiful home with two very happy golden retrievers.  What a night: at one point, one of the retrievers climbed in bed with me and Sasha got the thrill of her life, she got to get on the bed too.  I felt like I was tending to a baby all night.   Needless to say, 6AM came too soon.

Just call me the Sitter this summer.  By 7:30 I had to walk yet another dog in another area of town.  By 8:05, Sasha and I were headed to our third "sitting" appointment for the day.  She is a little worn out and it's not even 9AM yet.

What an amusing season: it is very odd, jagged and a little crazy but I sense God meeting me in the midst of it all.  This morning as I was grabbing my little bag and purse I caught a glimpse of my Bible on the front seat of the car with my journal on top.  It is a very rare thing for me to go 24 hours without sitting down with the Word.  I felt the fatigue in my eyes; my day stretches before me without so much of a breather except for this moment right here.  I think of how mom's of young ones must feel: stretched so thin, in many ways, their hearts and minds can hardly focus on feeding themselves.  Being single has a good margin for time with God.  For this I am thankful.

"Lord, I will miss You today." I whispered.

I sensed Him say, "I will meet you today."

"Thank You Lord."  I felt such a covering over me, I could almost see it!

He is always with us.  I want my perspective to be set with a Kingdom gaze all the time: no matter if my schedule is crazy and jagged or quiet and orderly.  He is here: if we keep our hearts soft, and eyes open, He will meet us, because He is With Us.

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notpoems said…
precious. "I will never leave you nor forsake you." I've never thought of it this way before: because I am His daughter, it's impossible to miss God. thanks for this gem.
July 14, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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