It's a distraction in many ways, but it's mostly a distraction from two things: my time with Liam, and my time with God.
My first trip out in the morning is a 10-12 minute drive to take Liam to his 3K class. Instead of him sitting there in a sleepy daze and me flipping through the channels, I take that time to talk to him about his day ahead (or whatever silly story he wants to share with me at that time). We talk about the theme at school that week, we talk about the friends he will play with, and what we will do when I pick him up.
From there, I still leave the radio off until I get to my next stop. I take that next 10-15 minutes for prayer. Yes, with my eyes open!!! I just talk to God. I have no excuse at the end of the day because I DO have the time, I just don't make it. So, I thank God for my many blessings, including my safe drive to and from Liam's school, my family and friends, our health, our jobs, our ability to be creative and still make ends meet most of the time!, and I also talk about the things I could do better and how I long for the strength to do those things. It's 10-15 minutes, and it's some of the most peaceful time of my day for so many reasons.
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
I often pray in my car too...it sounds weird, but sometimes I will touch the radio knob and pretend it's Jesus' hand. Thanks for the reminder...it's been a while :)
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