I am up at 4 in the morning... I'm not nursing a fussy infant, I didn't have a nightmare, I don't have any sickness to complain about. I am just up. The house is quiet - everyone else is far off in dreamland. I will be needing a nap around 10 am to keep up with them!

Maybe I am the proverbial "early worm" or is it "early bird"?! Oh yeah - the early bird gets the worm... poor worm. He should have kept sleeping!

I had such a great time with my visiting teaching buddies yesterday. I realize I need more girl friends... but I don't have time. I had such a fun time chatting and hanging out with these amazing women that maybe don't realize how amazing they are. They are doing their best with the "loads/burdens/challenges" they are carrying. Sometimes our burdens are huge and impossible to lift, let alone carry, by ourselves - thank goodness for the blessing of family & friends that lend a hand.

Sometimes our loads seem trivial... well, maybe to others - but some of those little personal challenges can be pretty heavy too. Heavy on the heart. Good to just talk it out, whether a solution is found or not. My ears are always open. :)

I realized once again how important the visiting teaching program is. Not just to the "visited" but to the "visitor". I am totally selfish about getting my visits done - it is all for me. Well, maybe not all.... but I do enjoy getting to know church friends, who I can then truly call friends.

Sunday is so crazy for me - just getting to church is a miracle sometimes! Never mind actually talking one-on-one with anyone. Even a quick hi is too rushed... I am trying to get 5 kids to sit (way at the back to hide!) for a block of time and then get them to help eachother to their classes because I have a roomful of Nursery kids all waiting for the toy closet to open! (How do you parents get your little ones there so fast?!!!- oh I know, you all need a break from trying to get them to sit for that same block of time!) I promise to never take a Nursery Leader for granted ever again!!!! :}

Anyway, back to visiting teaching... I am thankful for this program that "forces" us to check on one another. We get so busy with our little worlds that we forget to make time for the good, real, and spiritual things of our existance here on this world... family time, friend time, "God time". I know that I need to slow down, but when the world doesn't let me... I will keep and cherish my visiting teaching appointments and try not to stay too long... try! :)