Yesterday I was given 4 1/2 hours of alone time in our home. The kids were at a play with our home school teacher, who told me I could stay home, what a gift!
To prepare I cleaned the house Wed. eve., leaving no dish to be washed, no laundry beckoning me, no floor to be swept, no distraction. And, I woke up early Thurs. to be ready for the day once the kiddos were on their way.
And when they were gone-
I had my coffee and bagel on the couch, with an old friend Lucy (I Love Lucy).
I wrapped my mind around Christmas (yes, I am a bit behind this year, aahhh).
I sat in the sun light and read, read, read. I have been reading Devotional Classics by Richard Foster. Yesterday I was encouraged by Dietrich Boenhoffer, Julian of Norwich, and George A. Buttrick.
I sat.
I talked to God, we had some catching up to do.
"Therefor we may ask from our Lover to have all of him that we desire. For it is our nature to long for him, and it is his nature to long for us." Julian of Norwich
I listened to my breathing.
I played the piano (practiced, also had some catching up to do).
I had a cookie.
I had a spoonful of cool whip too.
I sang.
I prayed for others.
I took in the quiet, the stillness.
What would you do with 4 1/2 hours,
and the house all to yourself?
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Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.
Through Painted Deserts -
Donald Miller
"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country."
Lancelot Andrews
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"So here's what I want you to do,
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
Romans 12:1
8 comments:
You spent it well. Whenever I have a small chunk of time like that, I feel paralyzed - should I be productive, or should I indulge? No matter what I do, I often have to fight the "should-have's." I joke that to enjoy one free afternoon I need 2 days to prepare! :)
But your post made me happy just thinking about it...
About the little stove ornament... it came from Gooseberry Patch catalog. gooseberrypatch.com, I think... or you can link to it from my blog, scroll down the sidebar. It's a fun little place! And the stove was one of a pair, so you could keep one and give one, if you want, all for only $12! Merry Christmas! :)
This sounds absolutely perfect. Especially the cookie and cool whip!
Ohh! It would be a dream to have that much time. I would definitely have to fight the urge not to clean. I think I would read, watch a girly movie, scrapbook, and indulge in some yummy treat!
I think I would watch a chick flick, eat chocolate fudge, and eat potato chips, and then fall asleep on my sofa.
I would have spent it much the same way you did. Except for the piano part. I reserve my piano playing to torcher unsuspecting guests.
Hot chocolate or tea would have been great with my Lorna Doone cookies nestled on my marshmallow couch in front of the woodstove.
Sounds like the perfect way to spend some alone time! Good idea...getting the house ready. If the house weren't in order, I know I wouldn't be able to enjoy any alone time.
Yay for time to read, have a treat, play piano, and watch an old friend!
Wow, that sounds just wonderful! I'm so glad you got that time to yourself! I would probably do alot of the same thing you did if I had that amount of time. I might actually go to Starbucks or maybe go shopping for a bit & then sit at Starbucks...or I might shop while drinking Starbucks...Starbucks would be a definite!!
Hmm.......
I would probably sleep, read, and get eyelash extensions. :)
Glad you were able to enjoy the silence.
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