We are up and running again!

OK.  So first of all sorry that it has been since June that we have put anything on our blog.  Something was up with our blogspot but now we have solved the problem!  So last night we went kayaking and some even tried a stand up paddle board on Lake Macatawa.  What a beautiful night!  We talked about resting and finding something that we can do to recharge our batteries.  Even as I type this entry about rest and finding a quiet time I am running upstairs telling my kids to quit being so loud, stop running and clean their rooms!  I type then run, then type again and then run back upstairs until I don't want to run upstairs anymore and just start yelling my orders from the computer desk.  Does that sound peaceful?  Anyone else ready for school to start?

Finding rest is important.  What recharges your batteries?  What brings a smile to your face?  Are the people you are surrounding yourself with encouragers or joy suckers?  When was the last time you opened your bible?

Your challenge:  Find a quiet time...even with children this is important.  Even if you have to ask a friend to help..ask and recharge your batteries!  When you are recharged it is better for you, your family, your work and your spiritual life.  Even Jesus knew that rest was important.  In Matthew 8:18, Jesus withdrew from the crowds (after healing and teaching many) and got in a boat to cross the lake and rested.  He even was asleep during a storm!  If Jesus found time to rest, even when he knew his time on earth was short and he had a lot to do, why is it then that we don't find time to rest ourselves?

We will be updating you on all the womens events that are happening in the near future.  We will do better at updating the blog...I'll just say I've been resting during the summer months to get ready for the fall! (yeah, that's my story :)