Rest, Reflect, Enjoy

  

• REST
• Rehydrate, Eat well, Step outside and enjoy, Talk to someone

There is a need to plan for a time of rest. You can’t rest well if you are stressing about your to do list. It is best to complete tasks and prepare for a time of rest so you can truly get your mind free. Taking time to rest when your life is full is difficult but even more valuable than when life calms in an empty nest season. The pandemic showed us that although we were not deciding to stay home and release our busy schedules, it was doable. Here we are just a year or two later and somehow our lives are back to the crazy pace that we vowed not to return to. It is not necessary to do everything that would be good to do. Sometimes we need to step back, sit down or lay in the hammock for a bit. 

Today is Memorial Day. It is a great day to reflect on those we have loved and lost. A day of rest or a day full of chores and gathering with others to kick off the summer are both options. It really depends on the rhythm or your life in general. Do you live fast paced and need a day to soak up the sun with a good book and glass of iced tea or do you have a calmer lifestyle and welcome an opportunity to show off your chef skills? Either way this is a great day to enjoy the longer daylight and enjoy. 

For me I plan to do a bit of both. This morning I have a couple guys coming to help in the yard and Ronnie B and I bought trees and flowers to plant. Then I hope to barbecue something wonderful this afternoon. Ribeyes and veggies are on the menu. Hopefully, you will take some time to catch up with a friend or family and lift a glass to another summer just getting started.

In Him,

Joyful

5-29-23