You always hear people say "God has a sense of humor". Well, this month, He certainly did. This was a crazy month...
~its long with 31 days
~my friend, Sarah, and I decided to have a silent auction/fundraiser on March 22nd
~we, as a family, are pondering some new paths
This, however, was my last month of 7, the month of 7 pauses throughout the day to be thankful to our Creator and to pray to our Intercessor. Unfortunately, 7 pauses in any day would be challenging for me (remember I am a doer)....but when you are running around trying to plan an event, 7 pauses was quite difficult!
The first week of March, I was a total failure. After my quiet time in the morning, it would be the end of the day and I would realize I had only "paused" 2 times. Then, I figured out how to set the alarm on my phone so that daily I was reminded it was time to "pause". Now, don't get me wrong, many times my pauses were as simple as this "Thank you, God, that we have food to eat" (while I was making dinner). Other times, I could stop and pray about a concern or lift up one of my children.
At first, I found the alarm annoying...saw it as yet another thing I had to complete and check off my list. By the end of this month, I began to see it as a reminder to give thanks for the circumstances I found myself in right at that moment....puking child (we get to cuddle), playing Trouble a game I hate (slowing down and playing with the kids), driving to work (I have a job), wet underwear again (one day he wont need me anymore...and, I am told, I will miss these days :), driving from work (love working part time), napping (I love taking Sunday afternoon naps), etc. If I stopped for just a second, I always had something to be thankful for...but without the alarm, I would speed through these events and never give thanks.
So, as I look forward, I plan to keep some of these "pauses" (with the help of my phone alarm) built into my day. Just to drive the point home, I think I am going to leave the "pauses" that happen during the most chaotic times of my day...dinner and bedtime for sure. This way, I will stop and remember to be thankful for the wonderful gifts God has given to me!
