Peace in the Chaos.....

We live in such a chaotic world. We, as a family, and We, as a human race. We are busy with our schedules and all the activities that require our attention. With 5 kids, 1 husband and myself and the committments we have CHAOS seems to be the common theme. Have you ever noticed how noisy the world is? I have. These last couple of weeks I have REALLY noticed how much noise is around me. I never realized how much this noise effects me, my mood and my family life. A couple of weeks ago I was finally able to do errands all by myself. I had the car and I spent the whole day (because it takes that long to go everywhere) running around getting all the things done that we needed done. I got to talk to my sister and my mom as I traveled back and forth. I ate at Taco Bell....my favorite place. It was such a great day to rejuvenate. But half way home after I hung up with my mom, my first instinct was to reach for the radio. Then suddenly it dawned on me....leave the music off and just be quiet..be still. So I did. What PEACE. No noise. No kids yelling. Just peace, stillness, quiet moments. Me and my thoughts. I was truly amazed at how good I felt. I thought of many things--kids, hubby, my mom, my siblings and their families, the gospel, my father who is on the other side of the veil and how I miss him so, our move to Idaho, our friends in Idaho. So many thoughts came running thru. It made me think of how many thoughts or moments I am missing because I allow the 'noise' of the world to encumber my mind. There is peace in the chaos. I know Heavenly Father is just waiting for me to tune in to HIM. Lesson learned.