A Simple Prayer

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I have discovered something of great value.  It is a revisiting of the phrase "Pray Always"

I sing, it's something that I enjoy doing, I do it to unwind, I do it to vent, I do it to express myself, and I sometimes do it just to annoy the kids.  There are two songs that as I sang recently that have words that stood out so bold that they sent a flash through me as though of lightning.

From the Hymn "Secret Prayer"  Hans Henry Petersen, 1835–1909

"There is an hour of peace and rest,

Unmarred by earthly care;"…

… "That this boon to mortals giv’n

May unite my soul with heav’n."

The part that stood out to me most was "This is a boon." Boon can be defined as "Something of aid" and, just with the way my brain works, it translated it to the synonym "balm" which is something you use for a wound (boon to healing) and I thought "Oh how often we need to find a 'place unmarred by earthly care' just to heal from just living day by day!"

​The other Hymn is more blatant "Where can I turn for Peace" 

"…Where, in my need to know, where can I run?

Where is the quiet hand to calm my anguish?

Who, who can understand?

He, only One.

He answers privately,

Reaches my reaching…"

​As someone who appreciates finding peace wherever I can (I do after all have four children) this came through as an answer to a simple prayer.

 

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Arizona had a Birthday!

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Normally I like to do something special for birthdays, but I didn't have to, my son beat me to it…  his entire fourth grade class did.

 

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Wordless Wednesday – This Stuff is like Kryptonite to me!!

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It's enough to make you weak in the knees ;)

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Tuesday – About Me, Beginnings

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It's Tuesday, and instead of doing the Raw Vegan Shake diet plug, I'm going to talk about me.  This is the first installment of… who knows how many, so I'll start at the beginning.

Once upon a time… I was born.  That' almost covers it.  Instead of writing a long drawn out story that reads a lot like a Greek myth I'll highlight my favorite parts.

  • I was born in the mountains, on the mountains… in a valley like some hidden Shangri-la.
  • In the dark the northern lights were glowing across the sky and a shooting star blazed to earth on the drive to the hospital.
  • It was cold, the kind of cold that makes the rubber stick to the road, even your breaths breath can be seen.
  • I got my pick of the gene pool, taking the best of the best with an extra helping or two of humility.
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Weekly Update – 2/13/2012

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How do you bear being a bare bear?!

This week was really pretty fantastical!  (That's defined as "existing in dreams only.") Work is still work, home is still home, but I'm not sure I can say the sun has ever been as bright.  I've learned a couple truths this last week.

  • Going to bed earlier makes waking up on time much easier.
  • A good Hyatt Hotel isn't as great as a poor Marriott Hotel.
  • Ballet Dancers make a lot of noise doing their ballet thing.
  • I'm pretty decent at this parent thing.

Taking the children to the ballet was definitely the high point of the week.  I'm still giddy from the classical music and the way the fog looked as it rolled off the stage into the orchestra pit. 

I often do a 'parenting inventory' as I walk around with the children, and this week as we wandered through downtown Phoenix (where the ballet was) I did the quick inventory and thought "I've got this thing figured out."  then I thought something that sounded like "I could have more."  Of course that's difficult all alone, but the realization that four just wasn't the challenge it used to be gave me a monster grin.

Searching for houses… isn't as exciting as I had thought it would be.  I like the idea of more living space… but it's also hard for me to settle and I feel that in many ways this is me settling.

This coming week promises to be one of my favorite in a long time.  Work is work, home is home, but both are fantastic, and I need to flesh out some of my more incredible date ideas.

How was your week?

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