routines

Hello, Saturday morning. I am really starting to enjoy this little routine I have going for my Saturdays - sleep in a little bit, have an extended quiet time with a very large cup of coffee, write in my journal, and write on my blog. Since I've started my job, drinking a cup of coffee in the morning is now considered a luxury. Let me explain. I get to work around 7:30, and my students arrive at 8:00. Then I teach non-stop until 12:20. I am lucky if I can squeeze in a bathroom break, but that is just not always possible. Therefore, I have to be very careful about how much liquid I consume in the morning.. if you know what I mean. I have also started cleaning my house every Saturday morning. I NEVER would have thought that house cleaning would become a routine for me. It has always been something I put off until I can't stand it any longer, or when I know that people are coming over. But now I am actually enjoying this new routine. I listen to my ipod and clean to my heart's content. The hard labor is well worth the satisfaction of getting to enjoy a clean house for the rest of the weekend.

I think God created the world with routines in mind. He made 24 hour cycles- day and night- so that we could rest everyday and wake up ready to start a new day. We get to experience morning (my favorite) every single day! He didn't have to do it this way- he could have made us so that we only need 5 minutes of rest, or maybe that we wiggle our ears in order to be rested. He also made 7 day cycles, and gave us the perfect example of working 6 days and resting on the 7th day. And now, thousands of years after the world came into existence, the world still slows down (if maybe just a little bit) on Sundays. I am learning to take my Sabbath very seriously- He knows what I need so much more than I do!