What if You Took a Day Off?

I had a whole blog post planned for today, but it's not tweaked to my satisfaction, so it will have to wait for another day. 

Meanwhile...I've been pilfering through some writings from yore this week. {My yore. Not like classic literature yore.} Some of what I've encountered has been nothing short of mortifying. I even texted Ryan yesterday and told him I was glad he didn't find me any earlier in life, because I was a real mess. So I'm going to spare you all that drama of yore.

But this one stuck with me...convicted me a bit. So I thought I'd share it with you.  {Edited and updated, of course.}

I used to teach a Bible study at my church, and many of our study girls were teachers. More than once I heard them lament that they wished they could take a day off {sometimes for fun and sometimes because they didn't feel well} but it was too much work to be gone. They'd have to write lesson plans...and hope there was a sub available...and deal with all the sub-induced-misbehavior when they got back.

It was just easier to go to work. And perhaps more restful.

It just made me sad!

And when I worked full time, oh how I understood that. It wasn't that I couldn't take off work, but if I did, I had to work ahead so I wouldn't be behind...I had to work ahead to make sure Lynne was all set in my absence. And I had to find someone to cover my engineering duties. Sometimes I hated asking for help.

Ryan still understands this at his job. It's not that he can't take time off work, but he  has a schedule full of patients that need to see a therapist, and if he takes time off work, someone has to cover for him. He hates putting that on his co-workers. Sometimes he hates asking for help.

You probably understand. Maybe for you...you'd have to find someone to watch your kids...or manage the store...or drive your route...and it's just easier to keep going.

But I ask you...

What if you took a day off?

What if you took the time and the trouble to get the substitutes as needed, mapped out the work that needed to be done, and you simply enjoyed a day.

Fall has arrived, and while I miss the warmth of summer, I do love so much about fall. I love the colors...and the crisp air...and the food...all of it. And I'm hoping Ryan and I can carve out a day to go enjoy.

{We had a photo shoot last night for our Christmas cards, and we almost took a nap in the hammock while his mom took pictures of us! It might not have been a day to enjoy, but we sure did make the most of those five minutes!!}

But I digress. Back to you...whether it's savoring more of summer or looking forward to fall...or anything in between...what if you took a day and just savored things like this?

What if you did?

I dare you.