Be Still....

The last three weeks I have been nothing but still!

Since I broke my foot (on non- weight bearing orders), I have sat around the house in a fog.  I must admit, at times feeling a tad bit sorry for myself, angry that I caused this mishap and frustrated that I can not do the activities I had planned for after the marathon!

I did not put my life on hold, while training for the marathon, but I did put long training runs as top priority. These long runs usually fell on the weekend when other activities were going on.

"Don't Worry" I would tell myself, after the marathon...I can.......


Here we are,  after the marathon.   I sit in the house, leg elevated and still not able to attend the activities I had planned. Also, I have been procrastinating on the sewing that needs to be done before the first of December.  Broken foot does not equal inability to sew!

Today is the first day of the Journey...to a better 2012


The Pattern, Map, Timeline, List or Plan..what ever word I come up with..yet to be decided..I need to start and start NOW!

I.  The first thing has to be Spiritual Growth
     Devotion- Read my daily devotion book


II.  Second,  Quit procrastinating 
    Cut out my pattern and start sewing


III. Third,  Learn to be Frugal 
       Plan meals,  make grocery list and use coupons. I need to be, for lack of a better word, a good Steward of my money. Hubby always says " If you watch the pennies, the dollars will take care of themselves." Well, I do not watch pennies, nickels........!  I can go to the grocery for one item and come out with ten.  I need to watch the sales, coupon, and learn to conserve my $$. 


Today my focus is on number one! Yes, God!


 I have not been able to attend my weekly Bible class which always fills the spirit.  The women in my class are amazing;  the studies, although sometimes challenging, really make me think and ponder, not just read;  the fellowship, truly enlightening!  These classes did not allow me to put off...what I need.

Have I studied these last three weeks...NO. Why. Not?
No excuse.
This morning I picked up a book I bought back in September.

Streams In the Desert by L.B. Cowman
366 Devotional Readings
Copyright @1997 by Zondervan  originally published in 1925  Cowman Publications Inc.

I turned to today's date and began reading,
 The scripture;

  Because of his great love for us, God who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions...And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2: 4-6)

Reading on, the author tells us to be still and have a quiet spirit, encouraging us to be seated in the"heavenly realms" daily.

For the last three weeks, I have been still but not in the way intended. I've had multiple opportunities to sit quietly, read scripture, spend time in devotion but have missed those opportunities.  Instead, I watched TV, looked at FB, read blogs and played Words with Friends. I have read two books..but not The Book.

My journey will include reading the daily devotions and this morning was the day to start. I have a plan. The goal is to continue reading from this book..every day.

Before I started this post, I visited  Cheryl, (The Prairie Maid),and read the posting for her journey.

I found similarities in her post, to what I was thinking today,  and wondered if we both felt the need  

To Be Still.

I will leave you with a quote from the book:

"Instead of continuing our restless striving, we would "sit down" inwardly before the Lord, allowing the divine forces of His Spirit to silently work out the means to accomplish our goals and aspirations."

L.B. Cowman

Edited by Jim Reiman