Prayer, quiet, time....

I have been blessed with a new prayer group.  So far we "only meet monthly" but it is a wonderful group of fellow clergy women.  It is actually a second group, to meet with, which gives at least two opportunities a month to be in prayer with others.  When our schedules are as hectic as they are around holidays it is good to have people to be in prayer with.  QUIET time, with God, in prayer is needed - however - daily as well.  I find the time in my sewing room, able to s-t-o-p to be in prayer and listen for what God is saying to me.

I was blessed in another way.....  Dad always understood my need to get to QUIET with God's Word, my praise music and my needlework.  He would let me have those times whenever I needed to take them -- busy schedules, unexpected change in said schedule, unexpected phone calls or crazy weather playing havoc with said schedules.  After driving in white out, snow and bad roads I NEEDED to have QUIET with my prayer shawl wrapped around me.  Dad understood completely.

However.... If I was sitting in my chair, usually next to him, with the TV going (even though I was paying NO attention to the TV) I was "fair game" to be interrupted.  He would help with the counting, ask questions in the middle of the row or in any way possible 'mess up' what I was trying to do.  Like I say.... you have to laugh or you will start screaming!  Something to think about........