This morning unfolded like so many others.
I was awake WAY before I had planned to be. Fridays are our day to take it easy. The girls don't have online class, our extra curricular activities for the week are completed, and I enjoy the lingering in my pajamas!
Last night, I had not set an alarm and urged my husband to push his back an hour.
My middle daughter was up late having a Skype sleepover with some of her online school friends. She's a night owl anyway, so we regularly see 11 pm together.
My bonus baby, who will be 3 in just 2 months, woke up crying sometime around 3 am...my eyes were too sleepy to read the clock completely. I pulled her into our bed, which meant I spent the next few hours with sweet little arms and legs flailing around my face.
And my oldest, who hits her wall about 9:30 at night, woke up at 6 am hungry. I suggested a snack and tried my hardest to fall back asleep to no avail.
So, here we are. Daddy and baby are sleeping. (I know she's technically not a baby, but I will probably refer her as such until she's 18!)
The Skype sleepover chatting has resumed, Brea is watching cartoons, and mama is putting the coffee on. Funny that seems to be a common theme around here! I remember my mom drinking coffee every morning, and I never really got it until now! It's just like a warm hug to welcome me into the day!
Kind of like the mercies of our father.
Lamentations 3:22-23
"Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness."
Do you need new mercies today? Do you need a reminder to CHOOSE JOY or to begin each day with a grateful heart?
You see, it would be really easy to allow lack of sleep or irritation or resentment to settle in and hang over my heart like a cloud. And, my responses would be degrading and my effectiveness diminished. But, instead:
My flesh would respond otherwise, feeling entitled to an annoyed demeanor. I know this because there are days I don't make the choice. Thankfully, the Lord gently nudges and reminds me to make a different choice!
And because I need to be reminded, I choose to place TRUTH in my home so I don't have to look far for my inspiration.
The message matters because what we read sinks into our hearts and then spills out in those moments we are pressed. When I read with each cup of coffee to "Begin each day with a grateful heart," my spirit lines up with HIS Spirit and my responses look a lot more like His! When I take in the message to 'Savor the Moments' it's easier to remember that someday I will get a full night of sleep and I will miss those little flailing legs.
It's a choice, friends. We can fill our hearts and homes with messages that speak LIFE & TRUTH! We can determine to let those messages make a difference today!
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