Rest

Today has been good. I'm doing something I haven't done in a long time: rest. I'm doing no work today. That's right. None. It's been six weeks since I've taken a day off. I will work again tomorrow, but today, I'm resting. I have needed this - immensely. It has been a good day. I went to the park with Travis and David and Anthony, and we flew a kite (before it broke), launched a small glider (before it broke), threw a frisbee around (that didn't break, gladly), and variously played on swingsets, climbed trees, and even enjoyed a playground. It was amazingly wonderful to simply relax and enjoy ourselves and have a good time. It's something I don't do frequently enough. The whole day has been filled with friendship, laughter, and fellowship. We need these times. I'm increasingly concluding that we should take them even - and perhaps especially - when we don't feel like we have time for them.

In other news, the wind is blowing so fiercely that up in here in twelfth floor dorm room, the window is literally vibrating back and forth with the pressure changes. The reflections in it are shaking and moving rather wildly. Strong winds indeed.

Now, lest this itself become too much like work, I'm going to say good night and God bless to all of you.

- Chris