Still

Still

enough to hear the leaves

rustle with the wind

the birds sing their endless

collage of melodies

Still

enough to gaze on a

candle's flickering dance

the patchwork colors of blankets

keeping me warm

Still

enough to be quiet in His presence

listening, waiting, wondering

the Mystery

Thankful wave upon wave-crashing gratitude

for blessings 

and goodness

and heaping bounty

Still

July 21/13

Still 

is what marked our first five days at Eden last week.

After that the cottage grew in population by 3 lovely teenage ladies:)

I have been basking in the stillness of just Brian and I

at the cottage

but I also delight in my daughter's arrival with friends in tow

It does change everything though

And now that we are home again--

and I love being home

I have to choose stillness

in my soul

in my mind

because "life" is 

sometimes busy, sometimes complicated, sometimes stress-laden

 I don't like it when I wear the effects of all of the above

I don't like that adding people to the cottage

changes my insides

or that the ups and downs of life at times churn my inner being

Why can't I just be still?