Morning devotion

May 14, 8am
Last night was killer. Jet lag reared its ugly head and I couldn't till sleep till 3:30. Luckily, he also affected my two cuties this morning and I was able to wake up at 7:45 and have my quiet time with God. This morning was shorter and yet equally sweet.

I read 1 John and nearly copied the whole thing through my Bible Gateway clipboard.
I'm hesitantly glad that I finally decided to embrace technology which I drag my feet against usually. I LOVE journaling with pen and ink. My trusty Bible with its sweet smelling pages longs to be held in my hands. But, time is precious with children and I must run to the Word in whatever form I can so that I can get the most out of it when time pulls me into the digital world. 

My reading this morning is sweet in that God lets me know that following Christ is not complicated. Love others, obey God = receiving light for the way. He acknowledges that though we try (and we should try with all our hearts) we will still fail. But, Jesus is faithful and will be our advocate and pull us back up if we humble ourselves before Him. It just surprises me how many people forget that this is the definition of loving God. I pray that you don't let me forget, Lord!

I'm grateful for Daniel this morning when I remember how sweetly intentional he was in encouraging me before he went to work yesterday. He was quite adorable, actually.
This morning, Hudson was funny as I tried to distract him from playing with the DVDs by showing him all the cute bears on the new shirt I was about to put on him. He then spent the next 10 minutes walking around with his head down, holding his shirt out as he "talked" about and looked at it, even making a point to show it to our helper. So unlike Houston, who never noticed what was on his body for more than one minute.
Also, when Hudson was fighting jet lag last night (or should I say embracing his new personal time zone?) he sweetly lay on my chest with his little hand patting my face for the longest time as I lay with him in his tent to calm him. It was if he was trying to be his cutest in order that I wouldn't desire to be separated from his cuteness. 

1 John 1:5-10 1 John 2:1-6, 9-12, 15-17, 24-25, 28-29 
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, “I know him,” but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them. I am writing to you, dear children,because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us—eternal life. And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.