Running verses Relaxing

Today is the last day of our vacation. We begin home tomorrow, visiting some friends in Tennessee on the way. It has been fun. More importantly, it has been relaxing! We have several friends here in Brooksville from our ten years living in the area. In previous years, we’ve tried to see them all, and we wound up running from place to place, and went home even more tired than when we left. It wasn’t relaxing, but it was good to catch up with them and see them again.

This year, we didn’t run. We only caught up with one special friend, who has three children, very close in age to our own. It was a fun visit. The rest of the time we did things that would help us as a family to relax and enjoy our time on vacation.

We heard that a sail club that we used to belong was having a meeting while we were here, and we visited for the evening. It was fun and brought back fond memories. We thought about renting a sailboat for an afternoon, but couldn’t find a place locally. We did rent a small johnboat and motored up the Weeki Wachi River. It was beautiful, and we saw lots of wildlife. Loads of fish – big fish – several turtles, and the highlight of the trip, we saw four manatees! It was a wonderful afternoon in a very peaceful setting.

We missed visiting our friends. We’ll touch base when we get home. But we relaxed and we had fun. I know that there is nothing better for a Christian than building relationships. But sometimes, you just need time for yourselves.