Daily Routines~Familiar and Comforting

 

I am so much better at this when I am at home and have my morning routine of coffee, Bible study, and blogging. My quiet time on my Mom’s old couch is precious to me. On a trip it is so much more difficult to set a routine and write. Different places, surrounded by people, and spotty internet. Ron says I should be able to write in pages and transfer it later. The truth is I write on my blogspot site almost exclusively. Is that me being stubborn? Probably. But this is where I write. 

If I had my druthers, I would start each day with my at home routine. I so enjoy quiet Bible study early in the morning. Spending time with Jesus is how I keep my relationship with Him in the center of my life. He is always available it is me that isn’t at times. All relationships take focus and spending time to say close. Coffee at home is the best. My Keurig always gives me the same cup day after day. Then I write. Something in my time with the Lord usually prompts me to write about our conversation. Typically, I will begin writing thinking I know where my words are going only to have them take a different path. When I step out of the way of my writing is when my words are my favorite. 

When I look over this blog that is now twelve and a half years old, I recognize that I don’t write everyday, not even close. But the truth is that there are seasons that I just don’t write at all. Then there are times I am pretty consistent with writing daily. It really is all up to me. For sure I am mentally healthiest when I am writing daily. Maybe I need to think of it as my prescription for good mental health. That is certainly what it is for me. 

So tomorrow Ronnie B. and I fly home from our fabulous forty-fifth anniversary trip and I will be on my couch with familiar coffee and get back into my morning routine. I am looking forward to that. But oh the gift of travel with my best friend has been incredible. All these years later, we are more connected than ever and even laugh at each other’s goofy jokes. I am blessed at home and on the road.

In Him,

Joyful

7-26-22