Nothing Doing

Well, I did it.

I just spent a half hour outside doing nothing.



I have laundry that needs folded

and dishes that need washed and dinner to make.

You know the drill.  The routine.  The lifestyle of the stay-at-home parent.



So what did I do?

I sat outside for 30 minutes, my dog happily chewing a stick beneath my porch swing.

The kids were inside watching Netflix.

Mom guilt flickered momentarily, but I laid it to rest.



The candy apple red couch on wheels had been going nonstop all week,

and this was my first moment to breathe.

I knew I needed to head inside and get my work done, but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I sat on my swing and breathed in the last warm autumn air.

Watched the leaves scuttle along the sidewalk and and flutter through the grass.

Listened to the breeze...

Let my brain just relax.



No thinking about homeschool or groceries or bills.

No thinking about church or planning or anything.

And you know what?

It was great!



I need to let myself do nothing once in a while.  For the sake of personal sanity.

God had it right when He set aside Sunday for the "Day of Rest."

He created the whole Earth and everything in it in 6 days - talk about a busy week! 



And then He rested.  He set an example for us.


One I need to follow a lot more often.

Even though I can't rest the whole day, I can rest for part of it.

If only for 10 or 15 minutes.

I need to do nothing more often, and I hope you will, too!

*Note:  The porch swing picture was borrowed from a Google image search.  Our porch swing needs sanded and repainted, but I wasn't going to do that in my time of rest!  :)



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