This is what it looks like when I get started. I have the basket tray on the sofa beside me so that I can keep my teacup within reach and not spill it.
My journal is a medium size spiral bound notebook with my favorite kind of pen clipped to it.
My Bible reading comes from the One Year Bible, with its cool bookmark picturing the Eagle Nebuli.
My devotional is "The Rule of Benedict" with commentary by Joan Chittester. (I'll tell you more about that another time.)
Outside of the picture is the bookcase where I can grab a dictionary, Bible dictionary, Bible atlas and Bible commentary when I need them.
A few feet away is a big basket with fleecy blankets in case I need to put one over my knees on chilly mornings. Sometimes I light a candle to warm up the space as well.
Those are the pratical elements of my Quiet Time habit. I didn't really plan it, it has just evolved over many years as I worked out how to make it more convenient to meet with the Lord.
I think simple solutions are the best.
It would be very nice to hear how other people have a Quiet Time.
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1 comments:
I keep my quiet time things in a tote bag so I have less of an excuse to say "oh my things are too far away- I'll just do it later."
I have my Bible, my journal, a copy of My Utmost for His Highest, the Beth Moore study I am doing with a small group of women from church, and post-it notes so that I can jot down notes to myself so I don't have to hold them in my brain, like things I realize I want to get done or need to remember. Then I can jot them down and set them aside and continue my quite time. One of my professors in college told me about this trick.
I like the tray idea, and I love hearing about practical stuff like how to have a quiet time-- you are a wealth of wisdom!
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