My New Year's Journey With Jesus...and my girl's

Last night I desperately wanted some alone time with Jesus. I knew that He was drawing me into His presence. He knows my thoughts, my heart and my needs. I NEEDED to be with Him. I wanted to journey into the New Year with Jesus. I went into my room about 11:00pm. Turned on my favorite worship cd...Michael W. Smith. Got out my bible and my journel and began a beautiful walk into His presence. About 30 min. later Caela came in and asked me what I was doing. So I told her and she then too caught the "need" and went to get her bible and journel. She sits next to me drawing a picture and writing to Jesus, looking for a scripture she can write too. Then walks in Gracie, lo' and behold, she too catches the "need." Poor thing she can't write or read yet so I tell her to get a few books about Jesus and we will read together about Him. She runs off excited. Comes back a few seconds later with books about Jesus. We read, "Who is Jesus?" and "What is heaven?" As we are reading about the heart of Jesus I begin to cry. I can't help it. I love His heart. My children want to know His heart. I feel Him all around us as my children are snuggled next to me inquiring to know more. I am humbled in this moment because I have to admit that my first heart response was not to spend this time with my kids. I first viewed it as an interuption into "MY time" with Jesus. I was a little irritated that Caela wanted to join me and then Gracie following at her heals. This saddens me even now to revisit my actions. I felt as though I would not get the filling of Him that I needed...yet I did. Even more, we all did. I got to experience Him, my children along with me, and I was fulfilled. Like I said, He knows me; my thoughts, my heart and my needs. He knew my girl's too! I LOVE being with my girls! Sharing a life with them. Watching their little hearts grow big and bigger for Jesus. They are worth every moment of my time. Don't get me wrong...still need a little "mommy time" now and then but not last night..................... :)

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

1 Samuel 1:27-28 "I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord." And he worshipped the Lord there.