Year Three, Day 351: A Soul at Rest

I am having a day of rest today.

A total and complete day of rest.

Absolutely no obligations.

It is fitting, considering my prayerful focus on rest. But it came about most accidentally!

I had plans to go to church, go to Starbucks at Cascade Station. My daughter and her husband were to pick me up after their church meeting and whisk me back to their home to watch Baby Gracie while they went to softball practice.

But, I stayed in bed instead of going to church. Still.very tired. And the cough has returned. I finally got up and made a cup of turmeric, ginger tea with raw honey. It was most comforting.

I stretched a bit, practiced some piano and started to pack my bag for my trip to Vancouver.

What I really wanted to do was crawl back in bed.

No sooner had I packed my bag, then my cell phone rang. It was my daughter. Softball practice had been cancelled due to impending rain.

"So I have a day off?" I squeaked.

"Yes", replied my daughter. She also sounded tired.

We have a lot going on in our families. Illness, housing concerns, addiction, legal issues...you know, full lives.

Sometimes it is overwhelming. But today I had much needed rest. I crawled back in bed and listened to a CD of Pastor Thieme's sermons. He wrote the book The Faith-Rest Life that I am currently inhaling.

And his message also revolved around having faith and letting God have control.

And today, that's what I did. And my soul feels at peace.

Happy Sunday!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Love,

Zita

P.S. Here is today's hooping video. Day 303!

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