Since having children, I have longed for some peace and quiet in the morning hours. I stay up later than I should to gain a sliver of quiet time, but I fill it with computer or tv noise. We have so much noise in our lives, and with the addition of "social networking" and other technology, that noise has increased 100 times. By the time I get to bed, my head is spinning, and I'm thinking of all the people going through problems, all the people enjoying successes, all the people.... So, the past few weeks, I've been going to bed a little earlier. It's not that I've wanted to sleep at 9:30, but my body has needed the sleep.
On the reverse end of that, I've been waking up at 2 or 3 every morning, wide awake and not able to go back to sleep until 5. I have come to savor those 2-3 hours every morning. It's dark, everyone is asleep, it is peaceful in my home and it is QUIET! I've been praying that the Lord would help me to make this a habit, but that I would wake up at 5 rather than 2. I'd like to have a couple of hours each morning before the family gets up to read my bible, pray and have some time to reflect and meditate. I'm not as likely to turn on the computer or tv at 5 in the morning, and I need this carved out time for the Lord. So, if you pray for me, pray that my body will adjust and I'll have the diligence to do this.
