Morning Thoughts

I'm waking up to another quiet morning in our home, and it is rather a nice thing after a busy Sunday.  The children had another spend-the-night party at their grandparents' house last night (Thank you, T. and Big Daddy!).  A friend of mine has a quote on her blog that I am going to have to steal for this morning:  

"Good conversation is as stimulating as black coffee and just as hard to sleep after." 

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh - 

As I was lying in bed after midnight trying to go to sleep that popped into my head.  KJ and I enjoyed a fair amount of stimulating conversation last night, conversations that I then mull over in my mind that spawn new thoughts and ideas.  I like conversations like those, but they do tend to steal sleep.  And THEN, I woke up at 6:30 and found it quite hard to go back to sleep again.  It makes me feel slightly annoyed to wake up early when I have the opportunity to sleep in, but it doesn't stress me out quite as much these days, because James has been sleeping a solid twelve hours every night since the end of September (Thank you, Lord, [and KJ]!).  Since I'm not normally sleep-deprived anymore, a night of less sleep here and there doesn't bother me as much, and for that I am SO thankful.

Yesterday was a really good Sunday.  (The fact that I am saying that is another testament to nights of uninterrupted sleep.)  I mentioned memorizing Philippians earlier, and we are studying  Philippians in Sunday School as well.  I have enjoyed getting to be a regular part of Sunday School again, and I sure do love my Sunday School teacher.  Perhaps I'm partial, but I think KJ is an excellent teacher.  

A recurring theme throughout the first chapter has been love for the church and the importance of forging deep relationships with the Body of Christ.  We've been so blessed in recent months to be able to do that very thing.  A few weeks ago KJ asked the question, "Do you have people that you thank God for and pray for with joy whenever you think about them (Phil. 1:3-4)?  Are there people that you 'have in your heart,' that you 'long for with the affection of Christ Jesus?'"  I'm so thankful to have had several people like that in my life, and I'm so thankful for the people who are filling that need for community right now.  

I've observed to KJ a few times in the past that all the comings and goings of life would be so sad if we didn't have an eternity of uninterrupted fellowship to look forward to together.  I'd be remiss not to close with a hymn.  (Smile.)

Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

The fellowship of kindred minds

is like to that above.

- John Fawcett -

Addendum:  I think I really like the phrase, "kindred minds."