February 15, 2015

I was super encouraged by this little blog post from John Piper's blog this evening, "Communing with Christ on a Crazy Day." The post offered some concrete, practical tips for how to stay connected with and relying on God even in days when we can't fit in our regular devotions; but I really liked how it encouraged us to maintain a spirit of devotion and dependence throughout the day, regardless of whether we've read our normal Bible reading or not. I know that the days when I don't get my devotions completely done are rarely because of an actual schedule anomaly as much as they are because of my own laziness (staying up until 3AM the night before, or sleeping in an extra half-hour in the morning), so I don't feel quite justified in taking advantage of most of those tips; but I was definitely very encouraged by the overall message of taking small Bible snippets and thinking about God's truth throughout the day.

Today was another quiet weekend day. I felt quite sad and irritated for much of it, thanks to my lovely feminine hormones; but I did get a chance to take a drive with my parents and youngest brother during the late afternoon, and it was just a beautiful day:

I've been trying, in the last few days, to rediscover some ways to be creative during the evenings and weekends. My excusable habit during my undergraduate studies of coming home from a long day and vegging out in front of Farm Heroes Saga for an hour or so is not quite as excusable anymore, now that I have no homework and many more hours of free time to myself. I did wrestle myself down and read a chapter or two of Jane Eyre last night, as I mentioned; today I began crocheting the first few rows of a lightweight mohair scarf for spring, and I've been putting quite a few hours' work into my music video hobby these past couple of weeks, as well. My hope is to make myself read and crochet and do things with my hands for longer stretches of time, and try to wean myself off of Internet games and habits that waste time and give nothing in return.

And now I'd better head for bed - I have two important meetings tomorrow, and unfortunately, it's not as socially acceptable to fall asleep in staff meetings as it was to fall asleep in class.  ;-)

Have a wonderful night's sleep, and may the Lord shower blessings on your Mondays tomorrow!!

Hugs,
Vicki