Sit in the Rocker

It has been a busy week here at WillowBridge. Today marks the end of a 12-day work stretch for us. Rob was over for a bit yesterday and asked how we were doing. I said, "I'm pooped!" He said, "I didn't want to say anything, but you do look tired." I told him we were at the end of our twelve days, and that was past my personal limit. (I've learned I am not worth much after eight days.) 

So take twelve days plus technology glitches plus the usual fires...and I was a little worn out. 

Oh! And I'm speaking tomorrow, so I've been trying to go over my talks multiple times in preparation for the day. 

Yesterday morning, in between visits from two different repair crews, I plopped down in WillowBridge's newly-acquired glider rocker. A sweet lady from the community was cleaning out her house and donating things she no longer used. She told me her grandbabies are all too big to be rocked anymore, so she wanted to donate it where it could be used. We didn't have a rocker for our single-mom apartment, so we gratefully accepted her gift. 

Ryan had picked it up the afternoon before, but our tenant was still clearing a spot for it in her room, so we left it in the Community Room. I figured I should probably test it out first, right? So I sat with my coffee cup and propped my feet up on the gliding ottoman that came with it. 

I didn't stay forever, but I did stay for a while. 

I always forget how calming it is to sit in a rocking chair...until I do it. 

Restful. 

Soothing.

A simple joy in a busy day. 

We actually own a glider (though not the matching ottoman) and because we don't have room for it in our living room, it sits in the office. I don't normally just hang out in the office - and even less so right now, because it's currently Lexi's bedroom, too. But I think I'll be finding a new spot for our glider, because I'm freshly reminded of the joy it can bring.

Hard days are here to stay (that's just the truth of life since the Fall) and I think it is good for us to find the things that bring a moment of rest to our hearts. There really is something to sitting now and then. 

So if your week has overwhelmed you...take a moment this weekend and sit in the rocker. (Or whatever you have.) Just sit. Just sip the coffee and close your eyes.

Just rest.