May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us;

establish the work of our hands for us–yes, establish the work of our hands.

~ Psalm 90:17 ~

I often pray for God’s favor to rest upon me.

I know His favor never leaves me. There are times, though, when God covers me with a special kind of favor that I can actually see and touch and feel.

I received a concussion during a car accident in May. The doctor reassured me that with plenty of rest I would likely recover. Meanwhile, I trudged around in a fog, people seemed a million miles away and everything exhausted me. The long list of summer projects I’d compiled would have to wait. To get better, I had to rest.

Here’s what I do to relax: reading, writing, listening to music, working in the garden and talking with friends.

After the accident, here’s what taxed me to the point of tears: reading, writing, listening to music, working in the garden and talking with friends. It was awful. Recovery meant spending most of my time alone, sitting or lying still.

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