Nate and I had pictures taken of us for the first time ever... well when we weren't getting married. It was really exciting! I will post more later.
photo: Dan Keatts Photography
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Rest...
That seems to be the theme of my life, though I tend to avoid it. I schedule my time so busy and jam-packed that I forget to schedule time to rest! My husband is amazing at rest. (That is a compliment). He reminds himself to stop and recover, whereas if I have a spare minute I schedule as much as I can there before the next thing.
I am taking a leadership class at church on Monday nights. We have talked about leading up, down and out... signs great leaders look for... get on the right bus in the right seat kind of stuff.... inspiring talks. Than last night we talked about rest. And how whatever you water will grow... whatever your energy goes to will grow, so what are you watering? Am I watering everywhere except for myself?
On the 6th day of creation.... God created man. and then on the 7th day God (and Adam) rested. God wanted to remind us to spend time resting before things get busy. So often we find we need to recover after the busyness. But why don't we spend time before getting ourselves ready. When I swam in high school, we did this. Before a big meet we would taper. Basically swim less, watch what we ate, get good sleep... put good stuff in. This rest was so beneficial to our swims. When the time came we were well prepared to swim fast. Remind yourselves to taper off! Your body needs to recover and get ready for what is next.
So this weekend... I am resting. I am not planning anything I can't afford to miss.
Matthew 11:28-30 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
I am taking a leadership class at church on Monday nights. We have talked about leading up, down and out... signs great leaders look for... get on the right bus in the right seat kind of stuff.... inspiring talks. Than last night we talked about rest. And how whatever you water will grow... whatever your energy goes to will grow, so what are you watering? Am I watering everywhere except for myself?
On the 6th day of creation.... God created man. and then on the 7th day God (and Adam) rested. God wanted to remind us to spend time resting before things get busy. So often we find we need to recover after the busyness. But why don't we spend time before getting ourselves ready. When I swam in high school, we did this. Before a big meet we would taper. Basically swim less, watch what we ate, get good sleep... put good stuff in. This rest was so beneficial to our swims. When the time came we were well prepared to swim fast. Remind yourselves to taper off! Your body needs to recover and get ready for what is next.
So this weekend... I am resting. I am not planning anything I can't afford to miss.
Matthew 11:28-30 "Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly."
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