a full day off

Today I have a full day off...no work at all! I love Ebenezers and NCC, but it's important to just have a day of rest and I am definitely doing that today! It's even better that we got to turn our clocks back last night...an extra hour of sleep is ALWAYS a good thing in my book!  

I woke up this morning to voices talking in the kitchen and it reminded me of home.  My parents were always up before me, especially on the weekends, and that sound of familiar voices in the morning just brings me peace.  I'd rather wake up to that than an alarm any day!  It's just a simple reminder that people are there!  

I'm sitting in my chair, drinking coffee with a pile of books and a journal and I feel like I'm back in Rochester sitting in my chair, drinking coffee with a pile of books and a journal enjoying my parent's company!  We would always spend the mornings in devotion together and it is such a great start to the day...being with those you love in the presence of the Lord.  I miss my family, but the cool thing is that we are closer than we think every time we are in the presence of the Lord.  I feel that in prayer we are always closer than we think...despite time and distance.  That's the beauty of relationships built in the Lord...though we may be far physically, our hearts are just a prayer away! God is good and His Spirit is Love...unconditional Love...Love that doesn't stop because of state boundaries, political differences, difficult circumstances, or the busyness of life. That's the kind of Love He wants us to know and share!