Making Time for Stillness

I have grown to love quiet time. Like most of you, this quiet time is often hard to come by. Between an active two year old, teaching high school seniors, cooking, baking, cleaning, caring for my husband and daughter, it can almost seem impossible to find these quiet moments. But I need them, so I have to make the time. Each morning, I set my alarm a little earlier than everyone else. I squeeze in twenty minutes of yoga while the coffee brews. Then, I sit in the stillness with my first cup of coffee. I calm my heart, attempt to quiet my mind, and invite God into this sacred space. It is in these moments where I surrender, meditate, read, reflect, and simply sit with my Creator and Friend. These moments of rest are what I was made for and my heart yearns for them, so I sit in the dark and sip my coffee. Gazing out the windows in the living room, there is a street light that makes a cross shape as it comes through the blinds. This is my light in the darkness. And slowly, I begin to hear the sounds of my everyday life as the people I love the most begin to wake up and start their day. The alarm goes off in our bedroom as my husband starts to stir. The sound machine is turned off by my daughter as she makes her way to sit with me for a few minutes. My son begins to stir on the couch and ask for milk.

The day begins with stillness with God and methodically unfolds to greet each person. Making time for the stillness, the surrender, the quiet, gives way to a day filled with hustles and bustle. This is my life. These are my moments.