The sun comes up, I roll out of bed and I think “What needs to happen today?” Let’s see, besides the basic necessities of life….. the guinea pig needs exercise time in her pen, cuddle time and fresh veggies; the dog needs to be walked, chased, allowed to cuddle on my lap during my quite time and reassured that he is still loved despite the new animal additions to the family; the bird needs to be talked to at nauseum and carried around on a shoulder for several hours; Julianna needs help getting the guinea pig in and out of the cage, constant company, plenty of transition time, help combing her crazy curly hair and ideas for her lunch box; Ryan needs to know the whole schedule for the day, the threat of death to eat breakfast, play time with his friends, playtime on the Wii and tons of encouragement; Mike needs a calm household when he comes home, physical affection and my undivided attention for at least 15 mintues plus the car needs gas. Then,I ask “what do I need?”.
I thought I needed 8 hours of sleep, 1 hour of exercise, 1 cup of coffee, 20 minutes of quite time and unlimited time at the computer to write my third ever blog. What I realized this morning is that what I need most is HUMILITY … arriving at the correct estimate of myself and being willing to bend at the knees. It is only through God’s grace and spirit that I would even begin to be able to meet the needs presented to me today.
