Sauce Day

Ahhhh….TGIM.  This morning I slowly awakened to consciousness vaguely aware of a sweet sense that it was finally Monday.  Does that seem odd?  Well after a very busy week and an even crazier busy weekend filled with wonderful things–wedding/reunion with Corvallis friends, seminary family picnic day, a fabulous trip to the park with the Smiths and our boys, law school graduation (go Megan!), church, and a Mother’s Day celebration in Hillsboro–Jeff and I collapsed into bed last night exhausted, physically and emotionally.  For the last week I’ve had migraines off and on, but pretty much a steady I’m-being-kicked-in-the-head-by-a-horse headache persisted throughout the weekend.  And after tracking the patterns of these headaches over the past couple years I know the cause: stress. Yes, stress.  So, no surprise that while we’re dangling in the air, wondering what direction our life will take, my body shifted into survival mode and decided my head would suffer. And it did.

But after a long soothing talk with my friend Candi last night, my headache slowly drained away, and after curling up on the sofa with my grandma and eating two huge slices of apple pie while my dear cousin Cathleen chased around my son the tension slipped away as well.  That is until I got home and tried to order photos off Snapfish to utilize the free shipping deal that expired last night, then they messed up my order and overcharged me and the coupon wouldn’t work and of course there is no customer service online at 10pm Pacific time…stuff like that makes me crazy.

Anyway, all that to say that this morning I slowly awakened to a realization that today was Monday…the first Monday of no school, and the first of several days where Jeff and I are purposing to rest.  As I opened my eyes and rolled over and buried my face in my pillow, I saw a little piece of paper sitting next to me on the bed. I pulled it up and read, squinting from the light streaming through our window. It read:

Sauce–

Happy Sauce Day, A day when you will:

• Not do any dishes
• Not change any diapers
• Go for a walk with your boys
• Not have to drive or go anywhere
• Not go thirsty b/c your husband will keep water @ your side
• Be blessed and doted on

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Oh how well he knows me! That’s my dream day. Sweats all day. No makeup.  Reading, sipping tea, writing, playing with Dutch.  The perfect remedy for migraines. The spirit of Sauce Day is to rest.  So for you, today, even though it’s Monday and you are at work or chasing your children or busy studying, take a moment, sip something yummy, read an inspiring sentence or quote, take a deep breath, and thank God for moments–even if only short moments–of rest.