From Paul(Lori's husband) to the husbands:
(more paraphrasing for my verbose husband) :) Paul spent several days talking about things that I would call "self care." If you are not at your best, it's hard to be loving and generous to those around you. Get adequate sleep, eat healthy, exercise, etc. Do what you need to do to feel healthy and to build the emotional reserve you need to be kind and generous.
Lori's thoughts:
I would include in this concept, getting enough physical and emotional rest in the form of play. Stay in bed late on the weekend, curl up and read the newspaper with your husband, roller skate with the kids, take a long hot bath. Always being busy with work (of whatever kind) can deplete our physical and emotional tanks. We need rest and play as well as work.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of waste, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. Sir John Lubbock
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Oh, so true! I tend to be one of those who feels guilty whenever I take time out to relax. But My Honey, on the other hand, works hard and plays hard!!! So I guess that if I want to give him my best, then I'd better get some rest, huh? Thanks for posting such good advice.
ReplyDeleteI need this tip. :)
ReplyDeleteHow is your MIL feeling now Jenn?
You are on the home stretch now with VBS! I can't wait to see pics. :) I finally found time to post our camp pictures tonight.