The Prayer of Faith

Any mother knows how rare total silence is.

Today I have this gift.

The two older girls went with grandma to pick out presents for Mary's birthday (which is today). Mary went with her dad to work for a couple of hours. The baby boy is asleep. Which leaves me, essentially, alone in this house.

There are so many things that I could use this time to do. Clean the bathroom? Yes, definately needs to be done. Read a book I've been meaning to read for a few weeks? Sure, that could be nice. Take a nap? Sounds like heaven. But I think the most enticing thing at the moment would be to sit and close my eyes. Be still, draw in the peace and serenity to fortify myself until some moment in the far off future when I will again be alone.