Sunday Sentiments

 

We made it through our first week of Ryan's new job. That makes it sound a whole lot worse than it really was, actually. It wasn't a bad transition, but it still was a transition.

For Braeya, Lexi and me, it meant finding a whole new daily routine for just the three of us. For Ryan, it meant learning a whole new job in a new town with new people. For all of us, it changed when we get up, when we go to bed, and the layout of how we plan each day. 

Ryan loves the work he's doing, and while I know he doesn't want to leave us each day, he does go with excitement and joy for the tasks before him. I'm finding a new list of things to accomplish each day before he returns home - a color-coded list, no less. We all know how much joy a color-coded list brings me. :) 

Yesterday was our first Saturday into this new schedule, and we enjoyed a beautiful day completely at home. We slept in, took walks, took naps, cooked dinner, drank coffee, did a few chores, watched movies, and never once got properly ready. 

It felt like a grand gift. 

The Lord has been teaching me so much this week about His call on our lives. He's been urging me to trust Him with the unknown and to embrace what I do know. That, too, feels like a grand gift. 

We are coming up on two months since we left WillowBridge, and despite the multitude of unknowns, this time has been full of beauty. I continue to marvel at how the Lord has brought joy and healing to our hearts, piece by piece.

I know I've posted often about rest in the last few weeks, but we are not a restful people by nature, I don't think. Yes, there is something beautiful, necessary, and fulfilling in working hard and pursuing what God calls us to do. We are experiencing that in this new season. But there is something equally beautiful about rest and all that it offers. We need it. We crave it. 

Today is a day of rest. A day built in by the Lord to give us what we need so we can be prepared to do the work He has called us to do for the week to come. 

Enjoy the rest. Don't feel guilty about it. When tomorrow comes, work hard for the Lord with all your might. But for today, rest with all your might. It's a grand gift.