Starting Behind

That is how I felt this morning. Our kids had a great day yesterday - sledding in the afternoon and later having fun being pulled behind a snowmobile. So, they were very tired last night. We decided that I would stay home and get them to bed early while Gerald went to our Overflow evening at church. I had the kids cleaned, teeth brushed, read stories, prayers and in bed by 8:00 pm. Olivia fell asleep right away but boys were still awake when Gerald came home from church. I think Caleb fell asleep soon after but Andrew was awake until after 11 when Gerald finally went down and stayed with him. Sometime during the night I ended up sleeping with Olivia for awhile. I was trying not to be frustrated that we would probably have a late start to the school morning. Amazingly they were all up and ready for school around 9. So we go downstairs to start school and I quickly realized that it would be a little later yet! For some reason the light fixture in the school room had dropped and broken all over the floor and the school desks.

Why is it that we run our lives by the clock? I know - most of the world runs on a schedule and we need to too. But, why do I get so frustrated if I am not done with school by a certain time, or I don't seem to get much done or that my to do list always seems longer than I can really possibly get done. Why don't I ever seem to get around to the things that I want to do?

In my quiet time today I read something that made me stop and think. God chose to adopt us as His own even though He knew every time time we would: fail Him, deny Him, desert Him, choose someone over Him, or make choices that would break His heart. Amazing! So, now what do I do with that? How does that change how I react to my day to day activities? Not much changes for me day to day - I am a stay at home mom who home schools our children. But how much of my daily mundane choices honor the King! How I respond to the day - does it honor my Jesus?

Pondering,
Sandy