"Rest in the Lord......" from Psalm 37

Cough, cough, sputter, sputter......As Winnie the Pooh would say: "Oh bother!" How annoying to have a cold. The dripping nose, the sneezing spells, the headache and scratchy throat - and now the cough. Oh bother. Yet I am thankful it is not the flu that has taken me to my robe, slippers and recliner. Since I have asthma, I have to be a little more careful with pesky ole colds, but they generally come and run their course and I can put the Kleenex boxes away. The good thing is that I have learned to rest and drink hot teas and lemonades and read til a nap claims me. That is now that I am a grandma. When I was a young mother, I had to keep on going. I remember there just wasn't time for resting and taking it easy when there were 3 little ones and a busy hub (he doesn't like the name "hubby" because it rhymes with chubby and that is so humiliating). And then there were the days of working when I just couldn't miss work without causing someone else a burden. But these days it is perfectly legal for me to rest and recoup and I'm thankful for this phase of my life. It is a privilege to be able to say: "I feel like drifting off to sleep after I finish this chapter...." (And I think God understands that I'm staying home from Church today and keeping my germs to myself.)