Coffee Date

I'm in the mood to blog and I'm not real sure what about, but I am feeling stressed and I find that the best thing for me to do is to just write. This week has been a real whirlwind. That doesn't make it much different from other weeks, I love staying busy. I love leaving one thing and going right into the next. I don't have to have much downtime :) Altho when I think about it, some of those activities I do are downtime with friends. I started this week with a new routine of going to the Muse every morning. This quaint little coffee shop is right down the street from where I live. It's rather convenient. Especially for my love of coffee!! I decided to start doing this as a help to me for 2 reasons. The first is the most important. I must confess that my time in the Word lately has been severely lacking due to my laziness. Lame-o!! I have never been one to want to make my daily time with God something to add to a to-do list, but at the same time...it's what I need to do. Just like making time for any friend I have in my life, for the most important person ever, deserves MUCH more attention, SO I had to pencil Jesus in every morning on my schedule. I need to start with God and end with God. Everyday. I also was starting to realize that simply staying in my house to read my Bible and pray was making my perspective of "God-time" seem dull. And dull does not equal God. SO! In lieu of the fact that I am SUCH an extroverted people person, I needed to find a quiet but public place to go. I feel more connected to God when I am connected to others. I love being surrounded by others as I read how to be more like Him and as I pray for others. It warms my heart. So that is what I do. My second reason in doing this is so that I am more productive at my job. I found that I was running into my job late every morning and feeling panic as I started the 50,000 tasks Jarad leaves for me to do everyday. Now, I enter my office feeling peace and I'm ready to tackle whatever is thrown at me. I am totally excited about this new routine. I am ready to be renewed in different areas in my life. Life's a dance, learn as you go :)