(This is a continuation of yesterday’s post.)

One thing I noticed about our quiet Sunday was the way our family re-connected in the pause. It was a wonderful and unexpected result of the day.

I was not rushed. I did not have to be anywhere or take anyone anywhere. It was not a workday, so I had no chores lined up. It was a breathing space for one very tired mama; but I didn’t realize that my whole family needed the breathing space as much as I; they also needed an “unwound” mama.

I was not rushing to do the next thing on the list; I was not trying to make anything happen, or be productive, or accomplish anything. And guess what? It freed me up to listen to my husband tell me about a book he has been reading – that was interesting. It freed me up to linger beside my daughter’s bed while she narrated some pictures to me – that was precious. And it freed me up for some silly tickling time with my oldest daughter – that was…priceless!