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That Lost Hour

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Daylight Saving time is tough on several groups of people:

  • Children, specifically those between birth and 13…tired, hungry and grumpy at awkward times. This is true every day for teenagers so I’m not including them.
  • Moms and Dads, because of the children mentioned above.
  • Old people, for much the same reasons as children. This age group has come to depend on a routine and losing/gaining an hour throws that out the window. The term “grumpy old man” refers to a guy the Monday after Daylight Saving Time.
  • Church attendees, and more specifically church workers, those who have to be at church at least an hour earlier than everyone else. DST always occurs in the early morning hours of Sunday which results in at least one person walking into service an hour late. And the kids’ church workers stumbling around trying to corral those children I mentioned in the first bullet point.

So my couch is calling. I’m in at least two of the above categories. Had a wonderful morning at church, worshiping, celebrating, praying, listening, eating, laughing but now I’m “verbed” out. I think the only ones left for me are napping and snuggling.

Happy Daylight Saving Day! May your naps be long and your children be merry.

Summer Hours

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Our company offers a wonderful perk we like to call “summer hours.” Yes, I know it isn’t summer. It isn’t even spring. But the origins of the practice started a long time ago when, beginning the week of Memorial Day, the company leadership allowed employees to come into the office at 7:30 each morning, Monday through Friday, and with no lunch break on Friday, everyone could leave at 1. The program only ran until the week prior to Labor Day – thus the name “summer hours.”

A few years ago the company decided to extend the dates from Daylight Saving Time start to end (about March to early November). Employees are ecstatic with the early out and the leadership is happy (because we’re working the same amount of hours). Win-win.

Our company president gave us an early start to our “summer hours” this week…maybe because it’s been an awful winter, maybe because spring seems so far down the road…maybe because he’s just a nice guy (he is!). So we’ve been arriving at the office at 7:30 each morning…and Wednesday started my no coffee thing. Yes – I’m dragging. Seriously dragging today. But it’s an early out Friday so I can make it.

Spring_forwardI hope you have something you’re really looking forward to as much as we’re all looking forward to 1 p.m. Happy Friday!

P.S. – Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead this weekend – otherwise you’ll be seriously late for church. And that’s embarrassing.

 

Take a Breather.

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The Monday after spring’s Daylight Saving Time adjustment is rough. For whatever reason, I can handle that first day – maybe it’s because I’m absorbed in church activities all morning. But come Monday – I’m toast. Today I was determined to get in my 6 a.m. workout but the alarm seemed extra loud, and the morning extra dark and damp. Coffee was definitely my best friend all day!

What a great day to be reminded to rest…to take the time to relax my mind, my body and my spirit. The Word of God is full of references to resting – taking a break from work and activity to enjoy the presence of the Lord. As we know, God created the Sabbath as a day of rest – not as a legalistic tool to give us more guilt, shame and condemnation – but a spiritual discipline to develop our relationship with the God of the universe, and the Lover of our souls.

“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.” Psalm 62:1-2

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“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1

“Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29

No matter the day of the week or the number of hours in your day, God is waiting for you to find your rest in Him…lay your burdens at His feet…put your head in His lap…allow His Spirit to comfort you, refresh you and give you the rest your soul needs today.

lion resting It’s kind of like a God-massage!