Day Twenty-Nine: Is There Anyone Out There?

Is there anyone out there whose laundry is over-flowing

Is there marker on the walls that got there 

without you knowing?

Do you make dinners that your children push away

Do you shove stuff in closets 

When company comes to stay?

Is there anyone out there who can't find her keys

Who reminds her child a thousand times 

You must say, "thank you" and "please"?

If anyone is out there who can relate to these few woes

Rest assured you're among many

Moms who aren't always on their toes.

But it doesn't matter, dear Momma, because

Under chaos and frustration

Abides deep love.

Kissing knees and late night talks are worth the moment taken

Because little ones grow up and please

Don't ever be mistaken.

If there is anyone out there who feels overwhelmed today

Let two important goals be her guide:

Hug your babies and pray!

                                                             by: Heather Vanderkruk

 

Running

I'm running again--running errands, through the city, around the house, to appointments, sometimes for nothing. I can barely hear His whisper when I'm running but between sliding my debit card and sliding into the van one more time, I sense His presence. He's calling to me, calling for my running to turn toward Him. I recognize that sense. It always sweeps in and settles over me like a dove landing gently and I ponder all the way home how I'm going to find the time to run toward Him. Actually, if I'm honest, it's not time I need, it's priority shifting.

I turn up the road that leads home and I long to run to Him. I know the fulfillment when I open my arms to Him in the morning and embrace His goals for me. I've known what happens when I do; He changes my plans, my running, my direction. He reminds me I'm running aimlessly at times and that it's okay to stop. He shows me what's unnecessary so I don't have to worry that I'm not completing what's important.

Lord, I'm coming home to You.