5 Minute Friday: Rest

Every week, lots of lovely ladies (and I believe a few gents too) gather up to just write for 5 minutes with no edits or redos - we write about the same topic along with Lisa Jo Baker in this whole 5 Minute Friday thing. I'm linking up and giving it a try - not sure if I'll do it every week or just sporadically, but I think it's good practice to just let loose and not overthink this whole writing thing! 

Rest:

It seems everywhere I turn I'm faced with the call to "rest." One blog after another talks about rest, they talk about rest in church, and I keep seeing over and over how often I "rest" without really resting.

It's hard to rest when you can so easily get caught up in the rest. The rest of the things that you have to do - the laundry, spending time with the toddler, cooking, dishes, meal planning, and more of the same. Forget about the time wasted on TV "resting" while trying to do several things at once.

The thing is, if your attention is always divided, you never really find true rest, nor do you efficiently complete the rest of your tasks and responsibilities. This week, my boy and I, we've rested. There are piles of laundry, playdates and bible studies we've missed, dishes in the sink - and a boy and his mom cuddled up on the couch watching "tucks" (Mater's Tall Tales) and "choo choos" (Thomas) - a boy and his mom cozy in bed sleeping in even if I should be getting him onto the new DST schedule.

We're resting - and it's ok - we'll get to the rest eventually.

 

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