New routines

From tomorrow onwards, hubby's daily routine will drastically change. (And hence mine as well.)

To get from our new place to his work place, he would have to drive for one hour. To beat the morning traffic congestions (and so that he can get off work earlier), he would have to wake up at 6am everyday. This means an earlier bedtime for him and consequently, for myself.

I am not the kind of person who can go to sleep early (I'm more of the night owl who gets inspired at night and who struggles to fall asleep); neither am I one who wakes up easily at wee hours in the morning, unless I urgently have to pee (Hey, wee rhymes with pee!) or if I need to attend morning classes - BUT for the sake of keeping our marriage strong, I would have to make my sacrifices just as the hubby has made his, moving us to this part of the island. At least, I hope that I will be able to sleep a little earlier. Since marriage is very important to God, I trust Him that the inspiration (for work and etc) will come in the sunshiny mornings as it did in the still silence of the nights. After all, my heart and flesh may fail - but God is my strength and my portion forever... Night and day.

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In the midst of a very busy period, we moved into our new house 4 days ago. Since then, it has been a lot of cleaning, washing, unpacking... you name it. We've had our fun! Our CG members came over to pray and bless our house on Saturday. However, I find myself longing for that order - one which keeps me focused and my wheels rolling forward - to be restored. I desperately yearn for time to read, talk to God, write in my journal and focus on Him sans all distractions. Even though we've done 80% of the unpacking, a new momentum with regards to my discipline has yet to be gained. A new routine affords a sort of "fresh start" for me - indeed, I am thanking God for it. Let me not moan and groan about sleeping earlier - and getting up super early - but be grateful for this opportunity to grow and STRETCH.

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Here's to breathing in loads of fresh sea-air in the mornings!

It's going to be a gloriously busy week for me. Two services to prepare for (church anniversary is this Sunday), music rehearsals, meet-ups with precious people, work, assignments, more unpacking for the house (and cleaning) and a letter to write in Korean to my Korean mentor.

What about you?