Have you ever just written for 5 minutes without stopping?  Try it out… find out the details HERE.  Today’s prompt word is:


Tired.  {Go}




Physical exhaustion forces us to pry eyes open as we move through our day.  It does not care if I have things to do, people to see, or little ones to mother.  It forces me to just lay down on a toy-filled-couch… even for just a moment.


Naps… if I only knew when I was a little child how much I would crave such a gift… uninterrupted time to rest and be.  


To sleep, without little, chubby, drooled on hands, prying open my eyes pleading, look at me Mommy.  Don’t close your eyes.


I plead back, begging them to give me just two minutes, saying… Mommy is just resting her eyes, she’s not sleeping.  


When I crave sleep from the constant threat of physical exhaustion I’m reminded of a day I will crave the noise.  The clutter.  The messes, because the messes make the mundane beautiful.  Beautiful, little, chubby, drooled on hands, prying open these tired eyes… I will some day miss.


My God wants to pry open these eyes as well.  He wants me to see Him through grace-colored glasses… to see the freedom I can find in Him.  


Oh, physical exhaustion is a guarantee… but may I never grow Spiritually exhausted.  There is no need of it… for His Word brings comfort and peace, not a life of legalistic rules and regulations.  I will find rest in Him.


Psalm 46:10a: “Be still and know that I am God…”


{STOP}…. now it’s your turn.   Also linking with Friday Favorite Things.