Today, I decided to take a day off. It's Good Friday and I just didn't think I should work. I exhausted myself this week, but I looked forward to Friday. I woke up this morning at 8:45am and called Melissa with profuse apologies. We were to meet at 7am at the Greenway for a 10-mile run, but my lame self didn't set an alarm. Oh well...I think it was for the best. I needed the rest. I decided after much debate to ride my bike to MT Cup, a local coffee shop. It has been a drizzly day, so it eliminated many of the places I could have gone outside. It didn't rain the whole bike ride there any back (which seems to now be so much easier because I am in much better shape than last year).
I finished The Shack, which, by the way, is an amazing book. I have been reminded throughout much of this book how critical forgiveness is and how much God is totally crazy about us. I am reminded how broken and twisted this world really is, which makes love and forgiveness even more critical. After journaling until my pen ran out of ink, I read Romans 12, 13, and 14. I was interrupted by the owner's daughter. We ended up playing Balderdash three-year-old style (you know, there are no rules and everyone wins several times over), then we colored. Afterwards, I went back home and took a nap. I have still to pack for Ohio this weekend, but I feel as if I got much of what I needed today. Rest was the especially important part.
I am going to attempt to upload some of the pictures I took today. Winter is melting into spring; it is so exciting! I just wished that there would be few more sunny days to enjoy it all.
Sounds like although a yucky day it was a well needed time off. That is great. We need to get together soon as we both keep saying:)
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