As a mother of young children, my quiet time is often hard to squeeze into our busy days. However, I find that it really does refresh me. I have been attending a ladies’ Bible study, and my hubby and I are part of a small group through our church. These groups give me some opportunities to connect with God. I just need to find the time during the day to do it on my own. Here are a couple of things that I have discovered:

• I have to be flexible about when I have my quiet time. I cannot always count on having it at a certain time during the day since ANYTHING can happen in my house at any time. Sometimes I can spend time with God during nap time, but now I usually sleep during that time because I am so exhausted. There are days that I have to wait until right before bed. I have been successful doing it while sitting on the floor as the children play, but not often.
• I have started doing devotions with the kids. They love it, and sometimes it is the only time I am able to spend with God.
• I write verses on sticky notes and post them on the bathroom mirror or on my Bible. That way I at least have some of God’s word bouncing around my head during the day.
• I pray when I have a moment. That could be when I fold the laundry or while I do the dishes. Sometimes I can only say, “Help!” I am also trying to set the example that we pray about everything, so I will pray with the children when they are frightened or when they have a praise.
• I play praise music when I remember to put it on. The songs are soothing to me and the kids. We also sing about positive things more often when we have been listening to praise music.
• I receive e-mails with prayer requests from friends and a couple of groups that I am part of. I pray for those requests when I receive them. I might not have time later, and chances are, I will forget about the requests.
• If a friend mentions a prayer request, I offer to pray in the moment if that seems OK with her. Again, I will forget to pray later.

I hope that this offers you a few ideas to help you maintain a connection with God even when it seems impossible.