In the craziness of traveling with my two little ones, I once again managed to embarrassingly squeeze in another 2-part Quiet Time today, both pretty lame. I did feel a tug on my heart to be with Him and I could tell He wanted me to come to my appointment with Him as well no matter what the meeting looked like. Although it is no excuse and I obviously needed better time management, I will show myself a little grace with traveling and get back to my regular quiet time soon.
I don't drive on vacation much because Mark usually does, but he wasn't with us so left it up to me. As I was driving, I couldn't help but be drawn to God's beautiful landscape all around me throughout the hills of Arkansas. I watched an amazing pink, yellow, and orange sun set which was a reminder of how awesome and creative my Maker is.
On the trip my mom and I talked about a lot and it made me realize how far our relationship had come since my dad's death over 10 years ago. I am so thankful, that's not nearly a strong enough word, but that my mom loves me unconditionally no matter how bad I treated her while I grieved, especially during the Anger phase. We made it through by the grace of God and are closer than ever. I am so proud of her for choosing to continue to live life, instead of give up after losing the love of her life.
I'm sure glad God didn't give up on us and that He allowed His plan to be carried out draped with unconditional love.
When I got home, I read through the next exercise on Reading Meditatively. It involved allotting a few hours to read through John 4:1-42 and dig deep to answer some questions. I will table this when I can arrange that. I think it sounds really cool.
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