Just sitting on my couch, drinking my coffee and watching the rain ~ wondering what is going to happen with the softball tournament later today.  Too early too worry about it.  House is quiet, Caleb and Tom are out working, Abby spent the night at a friends.  Now that I got Riley to stop barking at all the cars across the street for the garage sale, it is a bit more peaceful in here. 

When you have a house as busy as ours is, it is a rare occurance to have a quiet Saturday morning.  I feel like I should be up doing something, catching up on something, cleaning something, but it feels really good just to sit and enjoy the quiet.  Been doing some reading recently on rest and how we are more effective if we take time to rest and not go 24/7.  Rest just isn’t doing nothing, but doing something that feeds you.  For me that is reading, watching my kids in their sporting activities, and listening to podcasts.  I know I can be a little slow on the uptake, but if I am not reading or learning regularly, I have a tendancy to spin cycle into unhealthy self-talk.  I guess it is how I am wired.  And it really doesn’t matter what I am reading, just that I read. 

What in life feeds you?  Strengthens you?  Energizes you?