The lovely girls over at 5 Minute Friday are reminding me why I love to write. I’m joining them today. How does it work? Lisa-Jo comes up with a one word writing prompt, and you (or I) write for 5 minutes straight without editing. I always mean to join them, but forget. Today I remembered.
Quiet
The word makes me smile. Quiet you say? Quiet in a house full of girls? No. We don’t do quiet in our house. We do many versions of loud and louder. It is usually the first thing people mention about us having girls. Four of them. “I’ll bet you have a lot of words.” Yes, and yes.
That is usually okay with me. I’m a word girl. They get it from me. Their dad, he is a thinker. They get that from him.
But there are days, like today when I long for a minute or two.
It is why I get up when the house is still dark.
It is why I go firs to the coffee pot and then to my red chair.
I sit while it is still quiet and I listen to the sound of nothingness.
It feeds my soul.
I meet with the one who says “Be still Stacey, and know that I am God.”
And I do.
This start to my day, this quiet meeting place is what jump starts my day.
I fill up.
I look up.
I listen up.
I feed on His words that must be the foundation for all the “un”quiet moments my life is made of.
I have heard that the enemy delights in disquieting us.
I’m doing my best to make sure that he is not successful.
Even in a house full of girls.
Happy Friday dear friends.
May you find quiet wherever you can this weekend.
xoxo,
Stacey
Daughters are such a blessing! I have one girl and two boys. Often times, yes, she is as loud as the two of them together. I love it! I have been trying to retrain myself to get up far earlier than I am at this moment. Reading your post reminded me of a time when I made spending quiet time with the Lord in the morning top priority and how different my days were. Thank you!
Stacey, yes, it is the still quiet moments that prepare us for the rest of the unquiet ones that follow. Amazing grace to you as you raise 4 girls, complete with words and quiet.
Love this! I hope you’ve read Emily Freeman’s 31-day series on “hush” (http://www.chattingatthesky.com/hush/)…
I go to the coffee first, too 🙂
Yes – I loved her series!
Oh that the devil delights in disquieting us… I needed that reminder this morning! I’ve struggled this week with finding quiet, hoping to do better this weekend! Thank you fr your words.
That is a quote from Elizabeth Elliot. So true, right?
in the quiet of the morning…coffee and a chair…no better way to start the day with Him…and this does carry us though the “un” quiet moments of the days…blessings to you…from one coffee drinker and chair sitter:)
Love it! Coffee drinker and chair sitter!
GREAT post! I’m visiting from FMF and I’m so glad that you remembered to write and join the group today. I so related to what you had to say only I am in a house full of boys. It is never quiet in a different way 🙂 Blessings to you my new friend.
I’m visiting for Five Minute Friday and I loved your post. “We don’t do quiet in our house. We do many versions of loud and louder.” It made me laugh. Sounds like my house minus the extra girls. Thanks for sharing.
beautiful friend …
I know you so understand my life 🙂
Living my own version of loud with a verbose daughter and 2 rambunctious boys, I so appreciate this perspective- this NEED to be filled in the quiet by our Heavenly Father. The “Be still” verse is one of my very favorites- thank you for that beautiful reminder!
“I have heard that the enemy delights in disquieting us.
I’m doing my best to make sure that he is not successful.”
I so needed this reminder this morning. Thank you. Glad you joined in FMF today!!! 🙂
I love the images you draw out of your house, your life…and then the words “that’s why I get up when the house is still dark”
Grateful for your times of quiet, and letting them spill over into this space.
Thank you Melanie.
Loved this post. I’m really bad at beating my son up…as in getting up before him. Unless I set an alarm, and I’m bad about that too. I need to start doing this because he is anything but quiet, and by the end of the day I have a harder time dealing with the noise. Thanks for the reminder.
Oh I know that noise so well, and my girl is still little! Taking advantage of those quiet moments helps me prepare for the loud ones I know will come 🙂
Ahhh, I love this. Thanks for the reminder to “fill up, look up and listen up!” Have a beautiful weekend.
Amen, sister!