Today’s Haiku

No haiku today

Too hot and humid for me

I'll be back later

Growing Together

How are you doing today?

What are you doing right now?

As you can see, today’s haiku claims I have no haiku for us today. This tickles me.

I live in North Carolina and we have been having storms today. Rain is in the forecast for most of the week. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray Australia will begin to enjoy steady, refreshing rain right now.

North Carolina has been having strange weather this month. It’s been hot and humid. The air feels thick and heavy. The sky looks strange to me and a few times I thought we would have tornado weather.

As you know, classes started last week. I completed assignments for one class. I have some books arriving tomorrow so I can start working on two other classes. A fourth is slow going. I have a lot I need to do, but I need to rest.

What do you do when you have a lot to do in a short amount of time? Do you do all you can while you can? Do you have a plan? Do you make a schedule?

Do you set aside time to rest?

I almost started not to post anything today. I do not do well in certain types of weather. My ears have been popping and my joints are sore. My back is starting to hurt right now. I am thankful the allergy symptoms went away earlier today. I thank God for that.

What comes to mind for you when you think of rest?

If you are like me, you think of sleep. How often do we equate relaxation and refreshment with rest? Eating food and drinking water helps me with refreshment. Taking care of my personal needs helps me too. Stretching my body will help ease my physical pain. Praying throughout the day is very important to me. When I go to bed tonight, I will ask God to help me to relax and to receive from Him. I will ask God to help me receive rest and His perfect shalom peace.

If you do not see a new post for Tuesday, please know I am studying and taking some time to rest and recover.

How will you rest, relax, and refresh yourself this week?