Having just gotten home from a vacation less than a month ago, we've just barely gotten back into normal life, much less caught up with everything that needs to be done. We each have chores that we are getting to, slower than we should, but progress is being made. With all the pressures of the day, it seems like getting chores like wood done, children's clothes changed over for winter, and finishing canning will never get done. We've been chipping away at the list, but there is always something that upsets the schedule and gets us off a little.
Monday, it was Jen's chiropractor visit. It's only a two hour drive to the closest chiropractor that practices the method that Jen has found helpful, and, of course, a two hour drive back. We all load up because Jen doesn't like the drive into the Buffalo area, and if I go, we all go. Instead of it being a chore that ate up 4-5 hours, we made it into a little get away. On the way home we stopped in and surprised my parents in Cherry Creek. Grandma and Grandpa were glad to see the kids, and we don't make it out that way as often as we should. Grandma made us all some fresh cookies (homemade frozen cookie dough is a great idea) and we decided that we should go out for Grandpa's birthday (from two weeks ago). We left at 9 in the morning, and didn't get home until 6:30, and didn't get all of our errands run in town, but Monday worked out to be a nice relaxing day.
You might be questioning what this has to do with the purpose of my blog? I don't know for sure, but I do know that God has not made us to go 7 days a week without rest, and often a little piece of extra rest that can be carved out in a week is a necessary refresher in life. Sure, the chores still need to be done. There's wood to stack in the basement, more wood to bring home, and probably more wood to cut just to be ready for heating this winter, but Monday's opportunity for rest and fellowship with family was worth the detour.
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