snap!

my 4-hr session later this afternoon got moved to next week!! not that I'm not thankful for the work and I've still got to go hit another one at noon, but now there's a chance the laundry will get done and I can sink into a Domesticity Vibe for most of the day. I've already cleaned the kitchen, even mopped the floor, and sweet potatoes are currently baking in the oven. the coffee in the birdie cup is good and so far this is such a nice day. I feel like a girl. the house is quiet.

I read this a few minutes ago on agent b's blog, and was struck by it: "Waiting is not popular in the westernized world. We are impatient. We want our microwaved hot-n-ready pizzas now. And so forth. In the western world, waiting is considered a huge inconvenience. And inconvenience is considered a major crime against our human rights. Thus, waiting is assumed to be like an inhumane act." I think of my own impatience, how I plan my days to take certain routes and am totally offended when things don't happen in the order I expect them to. of how I sometimes rush into things out of a spirit of fear, unwilling to wait and see. of the long, awkward wait for my husband.

I love this song... we sung it on a Sunday morning recently:

Teach me, Lord to wait
Down on my knees
Till in your own good time
You will answer my pleas
Teach me not to rely on what others do
But to wait in prayer
For an answer from You

Teach me, Lord to wait
While my heart is all aflame
Let me humble my pride
And call on our name
Keep my faith renewed;
Keep my eyes fixed on You
Let me be on this earth
What You want me to be

Those who wait upon the Lord
Shall renew their strength
They shall mount up with wings like eagles
They shall run and not be weary
They shall walk and not faint
Teach me, Lord, teach me, Lord, to wait

Spirit, help me to relax today and grant me perspective. minister to me that I may be a blessing to others.


-m.y.