Category: Rest

Taking Time To Rest
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Taking Time To Rest

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Remember when you were little and your mom made you take a nap or at least have “rest time?” As adults, it’s so easy to push and push and push without stopping to take a breath and simply rest. I admit that I am constantly on the go, trying to finish my “to-do” list before the day is over. That’s when my sweet, loving husband will come to me and “make me take a nap” or at least slow down and get off my feet to “chill” as he calls it. I’m thankful.

This Monday I was tired from a busy weekend of ministry. With Dale’s encouragement, I did accomplish some things, but I made time to intentionally slow down. It was rainy and dark – a perfect day to stay home and enjoy the pleasure of a day of rest. I posted a few of these pics on Instagram, but this is how I spent my day –

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Time To Refresh
Family life · Rest

Time To Refresh

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This summer has been busy as we have served at The Wilds Christian Camp three days each week. So many people, knowing our busyness and our age (!) have shared their concern for our rest. We are grateful and we listen to their cautions not to overdo. The Lord has superintended times each weekend that refresh and renew us. I thought I’d share a few pictures of those scenarios.

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Staycation At Its Best
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Staycation At Its Best

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What fun it can be to pack up our bags and travel to far away places. It’s exciting to explore new cities and amazing landmarks. However, I have found that to really be able to rest, my favorite place is close to home.

There’s nothing like sitting in the quiet corners of my own house filled with comfy chairs, lamps put in just the right place for reading and ambiance with a cup of coffee on the side table. There’s also the simple joy of sitting out on the back porch on these lovely late spring days, admiring all the roses in bloom and the wisteria swaying in the breeze, knowing we have no where we have to be…only together.

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What To Do On Those Sleepless Nights
God's Presence · Rest · worry

What To Do On Those Sleepless Nights

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You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.

Her disheveled hair and dark-circled eyes made it obvious that her Insta-story on Instagram had been made in the middle of the night. A female author I follow there posted a few minutes of herself talking about her struggle to sleep…again. It seems her nighttime fitfulness has become a regular part of life for her. Her hopeful remedy was going to be a series on television and a hot beverage. She asked her viewers who else was struggling to sleep. She said – I think it’s all this unrest around us. So much sickness. So much change even during the Christmas season. I just don’t know how to cope. Then she asked her viewers a question – Please tell me how you cope when you can’t sleep.

I gladly answered her question then, but then I got a fuller answer from the Lord just a couple days later.

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