On Napping

I love tea, particularly hot, herbal teas. One of my favorites is Celestial Seasonings' Sleepytime and Sleepytime Extra. On the backs and bottoms of Celestial Seasonings' boxes are quotes which I am faithful to read. Here's one I read recently that is especially resonating with me given the season of life I'm in right now.

When we were young, the 'tall' ones told us when to slow down. When the demands of the world became too great, their powers of reasoning proved maddeningly accurate. 'I think someone's tired, ' they observed. And off for a nap we went. Ten minutes later, our dreaming faces had put us back in good favor with our exasperated parents. When we woke the world somehow made sense again. What kind of truth might a napping child impart to us? Now we are the tall ones, living in a complicated world with no one to tell us when to slow down. The slumbering little one knows the value of not having the last owrd, of accepting a minor defeat. It's so simple. Miss out on something. Put yourself back in your own good favor. The world will wait. David Jacoby

With that written, I am off to put my little ones down for a nap, followed by some quiet time in the Word and then in my bed. Hopefully, those two won't be one in the same. :)