Frittering?

It may seem like I'm frittering away this Monday.

I watched a movie,
took a nap,
enjoyed a leisurely lunch at home,
did a couple of Sudoku puzzles,
and began reading an article entitled "How Computers Work".

All of this in the silence of my empty house.
Glorious!

OK, I also
did laundry,
made breakfast and sack lunches,
brought kids to school,
and made another trip to school with a forgotten item.
Tonight we'll all go to Nate's play at school,
and somewhere in-between
I'll round up after-school snacks,
cook dinner,
make sure homework gets done, and
track down a small gas engine for Sean for school.

Since this is a significantly lighter load
than a day in which I "go to work",
I genuinely feel like I'm frittering.
Seeing it in print, it's really kinda funny.

I'm learning to remind myself that
it's good to seize opportunities to slow down.
When the kids were younger
and we were homeschooling,
a lot of time I was "on" 24/7.
I guess I feel like I've maybe earned
a little frittering. :)
I know I'm blessed to even HAVE
a lightening of the load...
some people don't.

Part of the reason I'm writing this
is for my young mom friends,
so they know it really does change some day.
Ladies - what you're doing right now with your kids
is SO important.
Hang in there.
And one day, you'll be where I am...

I'm definitely NOT ready to be an empty-nester yet,
but the quiet moments are oh-so-nice.
They charge my batteries for
when the kids walk in the door and
I'm "on" again.

Thank you, Lord, for today.
I trust I've done with it
something that honored Your purposes in my life.
Thank you for refreshing me.

Amen.