Five Minute Friday:Grasp

Five minutes is all I have.... and thats the purpose.
Unedited writing, timed for 5 minutes only.
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Michelangelo's painting to me always showed how we strive to reach Him, yet we are not there yet.

A perfect day would start off at 6 am, before the kids could wake up. A " quiet time " true to its name, to enjoy His presence. Time for a shower. Pack lunch bags and work bags.7 am: wake up the kids and finish breakfast by 7:30. Get ready by 7:45. Leave for "drop off's" at day care and school 5 minutes before 8 am. Thats why its called a perfect day. This hardly ever happens. And usually involves nagging ,countdowns, and the live time teller. And of course , something is always forgotten. Especially the quiet times and showers.

No wonder, I cant reach Him.

I am just going in circles and not moving forward.

But Jesus closes that gap between me and the Father and pulls me in with a rope of grace and mercy.Speaking to Him on my behalf.

I can not grasp the idea of the need He has to have a relationship with us. Us? He wants to be our Father. If we love our earthly Father how much more our Maker loves us.

Last night, when we were in our Cell group, a friend explained what our Father does, when we sin, or disobey Him. He first wants to be in a relationship with and enjoy our presence and then discipline us. Thankfully He doesn't strike us down dead at the first instance. Oh! How we could have the privilege of actually walking in the cool of the evening in the garden conversing with our Father.

We still can. In the midst of daily routines.And that I can grasp.

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Graceful

That time of the week.Now, set your timer, clear your head, for five minutes of free writing without worrying about getting it right.

1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community..

Graceful...

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Graceful is a better word than super mum.

A skillful, creative mum is graceful with the things she does. 

Even graceful when its dinner time. Spin to a great tune in your head when a kiddo has split milk. Hopefully a graceful mum can calm down and brace herself for some knee to floor bonding.

A graceful mum has wise words on her lips and an encouraging word at all times. 

A graceful mum also has a listening ear.. and not trot into a quick advice mode.

A graceful mum plans the day to avoid chaos and confusion in the household. 

Gracefulness also needs to make its entry when everything goes topsy turvy on an unplanned day. (Those do exist you know...)

A graceful mum teaches her children independence and responsibility.

But a graceful mum definitely places the bags gently on the school ground  when all her children dump theirs on her.She isn't a donkey!

A graceful mum speaks with a stern steady voice, with a pinch of gentleness and a splash of love  when disciplining her children.

Gracefulness .. oh .. gracefulness... every time and everywhere we go.... how do we wear it on our hearts ?

It all starts with His grace and that is definitely sufficient for us.

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