Five Minute Friday - Visit vs. Visitation

It was SO GREAT to be back in the swing of Community... the #fmfparty crew was out in force over on Twitter and oh my stars how I love these women!  From talk of food (aka chocolate) to prayer requests, to tv shows to books, to kids and hubbys - these writers gather and support and encourage and lift up and risk real!  After an emotionally draining week - where I was lacking sleep (thank you Australian Open!) and unexpectedly dealing with some of All the Feelings - I wasn't even gonna show up! But I just can't stay away!

Oh but - first - the fine print: if you don't know what FMF is!  Five Minute Fridays are hosted by Lisa Jo Baker.  It is open to anyone, so to learn more about it - and to jump in yourself (the more the merrier!) or just to find a linky to see what everyone is writing about today - click HERE!  The idea is to simply write... for Five Minutes flat... no editing, no deep thinking - or at least REthinking, no spell check - just write! Let it flow! We all write using a prompt that Lisa posts at 10pm Thursday night (EST.)  I'm loving the community of amazing bloggers and the creativity that flows from these magical Five Minutes!

So - here goes: Five Minute Friday - The Word Prompt is: VISIT

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We have not had any snow... so I am missing this - the snowy drives and the REASON for the bitter cold.  I am missing the snow days and 'excuses' for movie marathons and jammy days. I didn't realize how much I was missing it until this week when this unrest, sleep-deprived heaviness wrapped itself around my shoulders and left me exhausted and just wanting to zone out.  

I set myself up with a cuppa tea and a blankey, an empty house, and Netflix... but it felt too luxurious - no, really - it felt too lazy.  I should be DOING something.  Well, more accurately - what was running through my head was all the things I should just BE.  The tape was on repeat and it was not getting any quieter as Netflix played on, the cup was emptied, and I found myself slipping further down to horizontal.

All of the sudden, one scene unfolded, and an unwelcomed visit of All The Feelings rose up and spilled out of me and I could not for the life of me figure out why or where I had stuffed them and what in the world happened in the span of 30 seconds that left me so undone.  

I wanted to push it down, swallow hard... move along.  I had dealt with these things before... I thought they had been laid to rest, dead and buried, long forgotten and forgiven. 

I wanted to run, to hide, to play act that it was just me being over tired.  But instead of pushing aside this surprise visit, I bowed my heart and my head and I prayed for a Visitation. 

And oh... how He came!


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Did you see what I did there?  I will admit that I protested it... I kicked against it a bit, and I am sure there is still some work to do - but overall, I bent low and He lifted me high... He came... and when He arrives, it is not just a visit for a little while but a Visitation - for as long as we will host Him!

Five Minute Fridays gives us the chance to dive right in and share what He puts on our hearts! Click here to read what others have to say about "VISIT"