All articles filed in Again in Rest

Easy like Sunday morning. Breakfast of homemade waffles. Fresh flowers from Keck, Tiger lilies like from our wedding. Late morning worship, Followed by meeting our friends at Gloria’s. Long, lazy nap. Binge watching television. Early to bed. Day of rest. ❤

It’s different to rest when you’re really super tired as opposed to be utterly spent. Sometimes it’s even harder. If you’re exhausted you need to do a little more to recharge. Tonight, bordering on exhaustion, I’m cutting off the writing and going straight for a long bath and a good night’s sleep in my own…

Most computational neuroscientists tend to estimate human storage capacity somewhere between 10 terabytes and 100 terabytes, though the full spectrum of guesses ranges from 1 terabyte to 2.5 petabytes. (One terabyte is equal to about 1,000 gigabytes or about 1 million megabytes; a petabyte is about 1,000 terabytes.) Forrest wickman, in North korea’s ‘2MB knowledge’ taunt: How many…

It’s basically good psychology to talk about your problems with someone you trust, but today I realized it was also part of rest. Even if all someone does is actively listen while you say what’s on your mind, the process is cathartic and allows you to put your feelings into perspective. It helps you trust…

The power of naps is seriously underrated. Especially on a Sunday. The day of rest. Keck and I have gotten into the habit of going to Gloria’s after church. When we come home the first thing I do is put on my pajamas and take a nap. When I was little and we would have…

I bought another book about rest. It seems I cannot help myself. It’s called Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World by Shelly Miller. (It’s available on Kindle Unlimited.) On a week of vacation, it called out to me. I’m always looking for more slants and takes on this sacred…

Here we are at the beginning of a new week ready to set sail on a week of rest and relaxation. As we prepare for the journey, I’m reminded of an article I read last week. Americans are really bad at taking vacation. And, not just really bad actually one of the worst in the…

I’ve likely talked about this before. This scripture in Mark where Jesus takes on the Pharisees, yet again. Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 It’s the story where Jesus and the disciples were munching on wheat…

On hot August days, there’s nothing more refreshing then looking at beautiful pieces of art. The Kimball Art Museum’s exhibit features works from Claude Monet. These works completed in his 70s showcase a wealth of emotions. Breathe-taking movement in these later paintings showcased different shadows and light on Monet’s lily pond. Painting and keeping up…