Where Were YOU?

So where were you when the New Year rang in? Many were at One Thing dancing and celebrating the new year, some were with families and friends, but I didn't see many were we were. As the bells chimed, and the ball dropped to ring in 2009 I found myself in one of my LEAST favorite places...WALMART. Can you believe it. But always one to make the most of a seemingly poor situation, my children and I rode the cart down the isles of the grocery crying out "Happy New Year " to all who would listen.
We had spent 4 glorious days surrounded by over 300 children leading and teaching them about the love of Jesus and playing amazing games like PEANUT BUTTER SMASH, AND COTTON CANDY HEAD. But we were exhausted and had wonderful plans to spend all of January 1st watching the extended versions of Lord of the Rings.
It was a promise I had made to Jacob: If he read all 3 books we all would set aside a day to watch the movies together. January 1st was that day and what a day it was.
We would watch a DVD (all the 3 movies were in 2 DVD) get something to munch on, watch another movie, munch some more etc. I actually stayed in my jammies ALL day, dozed in and out a bit. This was FAR from my typical day but I thoroughly enjoyed it (probably won't repeat it for a while).
So what was the spiritual significance of this? Well, I'm not too sure other than the Lord delights when we take time to rest. I did find myself throughout the movies asking the Lord to make me like certain ones of the characters, desiring their perservance, their ability to run and not grow weary, to fight the enemy w/ such tenacity and WIN, to raise the dead. I was reminded of the evil that is raising up out of the depths of the earth even now, and the coming battle.
AND, it is always glorious to spend time with my kiddos.

Hope your New Year was a blessing to you.