Reflective
Last night Kelli and Jason and the girls arrived from Jordan
for the wedding this weekend. They came in two shifts: Kelli and two girls
arrived in Atlanta at 5pm and Jason and the other two arrived at 9pm. Kelli was
trying to stay awake for the arrival of the rest of the family, so we were
talking—mainly I was talking trying to keep her awake. She mentioned this blog,
and I reminded her that it was her comments that encouraged me to continue to
write.
While trying to keep her awake I blabbered on about the
blog. I admitted to Kelli that I was more productive with writing while we were
in Florida. Although I continued my work and kept up with the pace of work
during those six weeks in Florida, there were fewer interruptions and just more
time to think and reflect. Now I don’t do a good job of writing if I just sit
down and say to myself, “What am I going to write about?” I get ideas during
those reflective times when I am allowing my mind to objectively wander—that means
I am not zoned out, but I am relaxing my mind and allowing thoughts to come out
of my heart and soul.
Interestingly enough, events from the past or creative
thoughts are not the only type things that come from this reflective thinking. That
is also a grand time of worshipping God. The Lord inhabits the hidden creases
of our soul. He helps us by cleansing that which is unclean. He brings joy from
things that we have temporarily forgotten. He brings hope from experiences
while walking with Him. He assures me of His everlasting love for me.
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects
the man. Proverbs 27:19 (ESV)