Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest...."

I am sitting in my quiet house, all the kids are asleep and Patty is at a women's bible/prayer group. This idea of needing rest from a given activity is a bit foreign to me. To explain, let me tell you of a typical day for...

Patrick

4:19AM - get up and go swim

6:45 AM -4:30 PM - Work

5:00 PM - Home, play w/kids, dinner, play w/kids, kids bedtime routine, read or watch something with Patty

Patty

7:00 AM - get up

7:30-8:30 AM - feed and dress kids

8:30-9:00 AM - Prepare for 1 of 8 therapy appoints a week for abby

9:00 AM - Play with kids

9:30 AM - Breakfast if possible

???? - Therapy

Noon - play/Feed Kids

2:00 PM - Lunch, laundry, cleanup, etc

??? - Therapy

4:30 PM - Kids and fix dinner

6:00 PM - Eat dinner

7:00 PM - Baths, clean up, storytime, etc

8:30 PM - SIT DOWN

Bedtime

Sure I do need some rest, and the fact is I get it a lot. Quiet drives to work, uninterrupted lunches, etc.

I as Patty's husband often neglect her NEED for rest. Christ recognized the need for the weary to have rest. Therefore, I commit to working harder when I get home, helping with kids more, cleaning, listening, and finding more time for her to get a away by herself. To date, her alone time is going grocery shopping. As a husband, by example of Christ, we must love our wives by providing a time of rest. Christ did, but for me it just seems to be about me, instead of her...