This picture, for example, was taken when we were living in a duplex in Iowa City and Emily was an infant, probably around 6 months of age. (I look amazingly alert, despite the fact that she didn't sleep much the first 6 months of life. I remember sitting in 985 Pammel Ct. in Ames, surrounded by our boxed up worldly possessions staged for moving, trying to quiet a disconsolate 2-week-old infant while Bruce struggled to help his hired typist understand that the tables in his dissertation were typed incorrectly, and I mused, 'I wonder if this is what they mean by "stress"?')
I've been challenged the past couple of weeks to remind myself daily of that which is truly important because I am forgetful. In the face of distractions I am prone to forgetting that God is kind and present and sufficient. I forget that my purpose is to know and enjoy Him forever and bring Him glory. I forget that His nearness is my good and in His presence is fullness of joy.
My word prompt is "enjoy" - to center my soul for a few moments throughout the day on the One who is truly enjoyable.
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