I am very glad to be joining Lisa Jo for Five Minute Friday, and this gracious, precious community of bloggers who bare open their souls to share raw and true what pours from their hearts through their fingers, writing for just 5 minutes, after reading the word prompt. Today the word is HERE.

Can God be a Coach? I hear God as Coach. It’s like He urging me on in this blogging journey, “Keep going! You’re going in the right direction.”  He’s also there, every step of the way, reminding me what is most important. What success is in His eyes, and I need to remember.

I cannot pour myself out on this computer screen, and not have anything left for the people here at home. The ones I get to touch and play with and laugh long with. The ones that like to tell rambling tales, and need help with braids. The ones with futures that I get to help plan and discover. The ones who like to jump horses and ride four-wheelers. The ones who still want morning hugs and to snuggle on the couch.

When I am looking at this screen, and I am typing and tweeting and liking, my body may be present, but my mind and heart are not. There is a time and place for everything.

So, I practice.

Everyday I recommit.

Everyday I fail and go again.

But still, I purpose to be here.

I can do so many beautiful things with this laptop. Sometimes it seems like the whole world is in there. But sometimes the most beautiful thing I can do, is close the lid. And when it looks like this — I get to be present with the only treasures in this whole house, that I get to take with me to heaven. I close it and I breathe. I close it, and I hear quiet. I close it, and I hear them. I close it, and I look them in the eyes. I close it, and I am HERE.