Rest

"Come to me, all you who are weary and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28

Have you ever noticed how much our culture appears to praise “busyness?” We seem to appreciate and welcome days where we’re running around from one meeting or appointment to the next, as this shows how busy we are. When business is good, a typical response would be “We’re busy, working long hours.” 

Certainly many people love to run from one thing to the next, checking things off their to-do list or simply completing what they need to do that day. But something just as important as your to-do list is the ability to rest.

Next time you find yourself on the verge of burn out or running around stressed out; remind yourself that rest is NOT a weakness. In order to take care of ourselves we need to rest. Rest can be a multitude of things; finding 10 minutes to be still and pray, taking a nap or writing in a journal, just to name a few. But the common theme here is to turn off. Rid yourself of distractions and allow yourself to relax. In Matthew, Jesus calls us to come to Him when we’re weary and burdened and He will give us rest. Next time you need that, take it! He’s calling you!

In light of Labor Day – we thought REST would be an appropriate topic to talk about. We all take one day each year to embrace and appreciate the labor force and how it contributes to our countries well-being but really we should be doing this much more often. In order to avoid burn out and be our most productive and inspired selves, we need to give our minds, bodies and spirit a rest when it is needed.

We had a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday last week in Cape Town. We were grateful for that time to see another part of Gods beautiful world while also having time to unwind and have no agenda!

As we continue our final month here in South Africa, we’re challenging each other to be better about taking time to rest when it’s needed. We invite you to also take on this challenge with us. Have a blessed holiday weekend!

With Love,

Ty + Michelle

We spent an afternoon in Muizenberg which is located on False Bay. These are the colorful beach houses that you see in many books and magazines on Muizenberg.

Trying to get some yoga in on the beach. :)

Enjoying and soaking up time at the waterfront.

We came across this coffee shop in Muizenberg and found it so fitting for us. We enjoyed a little coffee and a delicious lunch here. 

We went to Simons Town and visited Boulder Beach where all the penguins are. 

We strolled through Kirstenbosch Gardens-- this is supposed to be one of the best botanical gardens in the world. 

We spent one day on the Hop on/Hop off bus that took us all throughout Cape Town. This was a great way to see everything-- this picture was taken as we drove through Camps Bay. The views here were breathtaking! 

At the foot of Table Mountain.

At the top of Table Mountain. We hiked up the mountain and had to hike back down due to Gale Force winds which shut the cable cars down. We persevered through it and we're very glad we did!

Another shot from the top.

On our way back down.

We spent a day in Stellenbosch touring a couple vineyards--beautiful!