My husband has been telling me this for years...and we have gone through our seasons of having a day off together to rest, relax, and enjoy whatever may come along. But over the past 6 months, we have not had days like this on a weekly basis...we have tried to find an evening or afternoon here or there...but have not honored time to just "BE." This season of having only Oak to play with is coming to a close shortly (baby bro or sis is coming in about 8 weeks)...we want to take it all in!!So, I decided today would be my day of rest this week...although Oak still needs cared for (it doesn't feel like work, if I don't "schedule" it), we have done a few minor maintenance pick-ups around the house, but other than that we have spent the entire morning playing outside, enjoying the glorious day.
We have walked to a friend's, borrowed the bike and trailer, took a bike ride, played at the park, ate our lunch in a backyard picnic, took a mid-day bath, read books, and now are napping/reading in the sun (and hopefully all that the rest of the day will hold is playing more outside with neighbors, grilling out for dinner, and playing at the garden tonight with daddy-yes, Michiganders do spend 98% of April-September outside, since we have been cooped up during the winter). Don't get me wrong, these activities are part of our normal routine (Oak has been outdoors every waking moment since late March, visiting a playground at least once a day, if not more..he knows where every one is within a 20 mile radius and yells "groundy" any time we pass near one), but today it just seems different, since nothing is "scheduled," and we can go where the wind takes us. 
Tomorrow we will return to our "to-do's" and work schedule...but how refreshed I feel after today-thank you, Lord!! Maybe this doesn't resonate with you, because you already know how to rest and "be", but for those of you out there, who are "do-ers" and have your lists for every hour/day of the week (even when on vacation)...hopefully you can find your day of rest this week..."schedule" it and then sit back and enjoy!
