"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Q is for Quiet

We don't get much of it around here.  Not with my two crazy sons.  I see even less on the horizon with a new baby coming (let's face it, she's a Drosche so she's bound to be noisy too!).  Honestly though, I'll admit that I'm not a big fan of quiet.  Anyone can attest to this.  I like noise.  The TV, talking, music, white noise, and yes even the kids.  Quiet can often make me jittery and uncomfortable, especially in tense situations.  I'm the person that will sometimes get a case of the nervous giggles at such times.

However, I do value quiet.  It is valuable and needed many times.  During the sermon in church, at the movies, when the kids are in time-out, at night when you're trying to sleep.  It's during these times that quiet is a friend, someone I rely on.

I also enjoy, and look forward to, quiet once a day.  Late at night.  The kids are asleep.  Amy is asleep.  The dogs are asleep.  The TV is off (yes, I know shocking but it does get turned off here!) or at least turned down very low.  The house is quiet.  Usually at this time I am relaxing in bed reading.  A book, the Bible, blogs, random miscellaneous news on the Internet; you get the picture.  It's my time to unwind, to say goodbye to the day and relax.  Amy can go straight to bed after a long day.  Just lie down and she's out.  Not me though.  I have to have some time to sit and decompress.  It's the one and only time I relish the quiet.  Shhhh though, let's not let the word out!  The other 98% of the time though, quiet and I don't spend a lot of time together.  But I'm ok with that.

Do you enjoy the quiet?  Or are you like me and quiet makes your uncomfortable?  Do you have a time when you and quiet play nicely together?  :)

Shhhhh.  This is what quiet looks like here!

All is well, with the occasional peace and quiet, in Drosche Land.
   

8 comments:

  1. I do enjoy the quiet. I mostly have quiet time in the car if the kids are at school at I run an errand. It is fleeting, but it recharges me.

    Great post!

    best,
    MOV

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    1. Thanks so much! Sounds like you have a few planned times! Good luck! :)

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  2. Your life is probably diametrically opposite of mine in every single way :D I LOVE quiet (one of the reasons I opted to forgo having kids), and I can spend the whole day, for weeks and months, working quietly by myself in the garden, reading a book with a few chirping birds for background "noise", sitting on a beach watching the meager Caribbean waves slither onto the sand. Yep, quiet is definitely a good good friend of mine :)

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    1. Thanks so much! Sounds like you have a great plan there! It's funny how one thing can mean something so different to people. Enjoy your quiet, you can have some of mine! :)

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  3. I thought quiet and kids were mutually exclusive! Actually my routine is much like yours. Get everyone to bed and try to relax!

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    1. It works here most of the time! Hope it does for you as well! :)

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  4. I wrote a little about quiet, too. :)

    I have to have quiet. If I don't get time to myself each day, with no kids or husband nagging me, I can't function. That's why I get up so early. I love the silent house and how I can just be in my own head for a while with no one else intruding.

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    1. Early in the morning is nice too. But with waking up at 4:30 everyday I don't know if I can do earlier! Glad you have a time that works! :)

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