Being Still.....

I have been quiet. Not because I didn't want to write a blog but because I chose to be quiet. You see over the last month my middle son graduated from college and my baby boy graduated from high school. It has been busy and I prioritized those moments and all the moments in between over the last two weeks.

Through out life we find ourselves overwhelmed with our circumstances and the busy days of life. In those times I find myself stressed out and anxious. Not knowing what is coming next and how I will react to them makes me even more stressed and anxious.

During this past month I chose to sit back, prioritize and pray. I tried to remember to pray first but I didn't always succeed because the to do lists were long. What I did do is embrace each of the moments with my sons for the blessing they were at the time. There was much to do and many places to be so I just did what I needed to do. I didn't add things to my lists that could be put off until later. My house wasn't as clean as it usually is, my writing took a back seat, my laundry piles stacked up and I didn't meet up with friends for lunch.

I chose to be still in the moment. I chose to soak in the experiences. What a difference it made. What a joy to just be with my sons in their moments. I embraced the way God was moving in and through my sons and our moments.

Just taking the time to be still opens up such a deeper experience. Being still in God's presence opens up a freer spirit in which God can move freely. The experience that we can have with God and allowing his will to happen in those moments is miraculous.

As I continue to sit in God's presence my to do list is back in full throttle, my writing is in fast forward, my house is cleaner and my laundry pile is gone. However, in all of my to do's I continue to seek God and allow his will to happen in my life.

I will continue to blog each Monday until I need to be quiet again. When have you found a time in your life where you needed to be quiet? Have you made a priority list putting off the things you can at the time to focus on what is more important? Do you need to be still in this moment?