From the Summer

home
trying to get organized in a house
that is having one problem after another

needing spiritual refreshment
not a retreat kind of thing

but a daily, disciplined refreshing
I need it, I want it
my days seem almost pointless without
taking the time and reading truth

the only truth that is found in the Bible

it is the direction, the peace
the right mind set I need
in order to grow
to teach my family
and just to live in the joy and freedom that
is only in Christ

memory verses are good
I love having scripture on my heart, mind and tongue
but I need more
which I think is just time

time alone in the morning
in the quietness of my home and my mind

just a bit
so, I think it is time I commit
to the 5am club
(mine might be the 5:30am club though:)
I have much to do before the kids get up
and I have been very undisciplined
regarding my morning return
since our move

and it shows in my spirit
my spirit is not disciplined
set on the things of Christ
yet my mind has been set on other things
things the internet offers
and I have been spending more time
there

no more
I say

5:30am here I come
(praying I stay away from my computer then!!!)

btw I think the photo is fitting
I am trying to paddle through my life
but my boat is not even in the water
if I don't get it in the water
meaning
taking more quiet time
to seek Jesus,
my boat with not go anywhere

does that work?