Take time this week to slow down and notice the beauty and subtleties of those around us.  Take time to pray.  Life is so hectic and so fast.  Technology connects us in good ways, makes our lives easier….but do we let it set our pace?  Take time to slow down and notice and pray.

While preparing photos for Arla’s visitation, my sister and I noticed something.  When Mom looked at a baby, she always tilted her head to one side.  I just noticed it again today when I opened the blog.  There is a picture of her and Evan at the Van Wert County Fair, and her head is tilted.  Last night, God set up a scenario where I had to get out the genealogy information about the family.  Jared, Janeen’s youngest, needed it for school.  I scanned what I had and emailed it off, but then I slowed down and read the information about the Allen family to my dad.  I have never talked with my dad about his Grandpa Allen.  It was a nice 30 minute conversation about that side of the family.

Today, I am going to slow down and pray and thank God for these beautiful moments and open myself to other moments for prayer.  I can think of several times in my day when I could pray…. scraping frost off the car, standing at the copy machine making copies, driving from the sitter’s to work, waiting in line at the bank, eating lunch alone in my classroom, and on and on.

What beautiful moments are you overlooking?   What prayer time are you wasting?  Join me and slow down today.