The most important things in life aren't always on the to-do list

Yesterday we didn’t go to church for the third week in a row. Yesterday we stayed in our pajamas until 12:30, when we absolutely had to get dressed. Yesterday we didn’t wake up to any alarms. Yesterday I laid in bed a little longer with my husband instead of getting up to do something “productive” like take a walk or clean up the kitchen from the night before.  Yesterday morning we sat on the couch for a couple of hours straight, just talking. No TV, no music. nowhere to go. nothing to get up and do. Just looking out the window in our living room to the much welcomed sunshiney morning…. talking and being with each other.  And man was it refreshing. 

The day proceeded on with an errand or two, some cooking and baking together, and some more relaxing.  I lost count of how many times Zach said to me “thank you baby for this day, it was SOOOO needed.” As I laid my head down last night and thought of the day and Zach’s comments, I was reminded once again how caught up I can get in the hustle and bustle of life. And how these types of days are too few and far between.

I’m a busy-body, check-things-off-the-list girl.  The feel-good chemicals released when I check things off my to-do list and see all I’ve accomplished are my favorite! Laundry, dishes, Cooking Paleo meals, cleaning, church, etc, etc. But sometimes the most important things in life, like just hanging out with my husband in our PJs for hours, get neglected because they aren’t on my “productivity” list. 

For some other person, not going to church for 3 weeks in a row probably isn’t a good thing. But for this girl, it was the best thing.  Our time together yesterday left me reveling in the amazing marriage I find myself in.  Listening to each other’s hearts and talking about our baby girl that’s almost here left me feeling more like a team than ever before.  I’m so grateful for God’s grace that is renewed every day in my life. And I’m so grateful for his gentle reminders of what is most important. Because I don’t always get it right, but his grace is always more abundant. And I couldn’t be more in awe of it than I am now.