Faith Like a Child

I am sitting here trying to concentrate - but once I write this I will be able to. One thing I have struggled with and I am sure I am not the only one is the purposeful time we need to spend with the Lord. Not just a quick prayer, quick read....but real time. The kind of time you invest in a best friend or spouse. Real time. So, couple that struggle with setting aside to make sure you are doing that with your children as well and you can see where I'm going..
However, as priorities change and hearts become tender to the soft speaking of God - it becomes evident where you need to invest your time. Time for me is hard. I'm selfish - more with time than with money, but that is a whole different post.
However, recently we have started doing Dessert and Devos. (Of course I had to give it a name). Once dinner is cleaned up, we turn off all devices..phones, tv, computers, games etc. I get out some sort of dessert and we sit around the counter in our kitchen. We are progressing through some of the famous stories of the Bible as the boys are getting older and understanding more than just what is surface.  I read and then Andrew reads the correlating verses.
I say all that, because in those few moments the peace and warmth that is in our home is physical. It's almost as if you FEEL God smiling down as he hears those little voices read from His Word and ask questions that truly matter. It fills me up, just those few moments and I have to ask, why is it so hard to make time? Now, it might not work like this EVERY night, but so far it's been a good time to do it. But, that peace, those moments, I can't wait to come back to in the evening. It's humbling.