on the 7th day...

Last night, as I was playing with Claire, she snuggled up with me on the floor, curled up and fell asleep. Staring at a sleeping child is the best form of sleeping aid I have ever come across, and within a few minutes I was out. After awhile, Drew scooped Claire up and tucked her in, and roused me. I too went on to bed for the night. This morning, I awoke before my alarm went off, at 6 a.m. - after (can you believe it) 10 full hours of sleep! I feel like a new person today. Yes, I ran my standard morning-mom-marathon managing to get everyone out the door, and to their correct destinations with all of their necessary supplies, yes I had a full day driving out to the west side of town for a conference, yes I still need to do at least 3 loads of laundry this evening, but I feel as if I could take on the world. It's amazing what a little sleep will do for a person. God, the ever knowing, ever planning Creator knew we would need time to recharge, to recenter, to refocus our lives on what is important. God modeled this in the creation of the world, when on the 7th day, God rested. And yet how often do I, do many of us, deny ourselves the time we need to be still. Why would we ever not take time to rest. Am I better than God? Do I need less time to rest than God does? Taking time to rest, and recenter ourselves in Christ doesn't make our to-do list any shorter, but it does refocus our hearts and minds on what is eternally important. And, in Christ anything is possible - even all the laundry that still awaits! :)