Daddy, Daughter Quality Time

This morning my husband got up with LB so that I could catch some extra zzzzzzs. And oh yeah, I'm extremely grateful for that! I ended up sleeping until 9:00 am. This is simply unheard of. I have not slept that long since before LB was born! Anyway, after my husband took a well-deserved nap, he went out to run some errands and help his mother with some things around her house. As I was playing with LB on the floor (she is trying soooooo hard to crawl), I realized that I had slept through a large part of her morning and that I had missed her, so I picked her up to give her a hug tell her just that. (She of course wiggled out of my arms before our tender moment was over. After all, she had to get back to her crawling practice.) Before the moment wiggled away, God reminded me that He missed me too. Now, I know that God is with me always, and that He will never leave me. But, I have found that I often leave Him. How do you spend time with God? By praying, meditating, and reading the Bible. I'm ashamed to admit, that I have been neglecting time with my Father far too much since my daughter was born. My excuses? I'm busy, or I'm tired. What if God was too busy and tired for me? I would be in SEVERE trouble!! I am grateful for that still small voice that told me He missed me as I was telling my daughter that I missed her. I thought about how much I love my daughter and how I enjoy spending time with her; then I realized that this in only a small morsel of how much God loves me and enjoys spending time with me, His child. I am blessed to be able to spend time with my Heavenly Father whenever I want. I don't have to wait for Him to get home from work, or finish mowing the lawn, or taking out the trash. He is ALWAYS available. Today, I am grateful for that reminder. And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to spend some quality time with my Daddy. God Bless!