This past weekend, I had the opportunity to spend some time with my family at a cottage near Muskegon, MI. It was a relaxed, laid-back weekend, with lots of laughter, playing stickers with my niece, and walking to the beach and through town. On friday, when we first arrived, we were walking through town and we went into a kite shop to look at what they had (a lot of the shops had sales because many close for the winter). When my brother was younger, he used to fly trick kites, and was pretty good at them! Anyway, the owner of the store let my dad borrow a kite for the weekend and so we spent a lot of time on the beach flying that kite!

As I have been reflecting on the weekend, I was blessed by the simplicity and joy of something like flying a kite. When was the last time you did something as fun and simple like that? We so easily get caught up in the busyness of work, school, kids activities, and running around all day long that we have forgotten what it feels like to sit and relax, and do something like fly a kite!

My challenge to you this week then is to make some time to do something fun and enjoyable! For me, it was flying a kite on the beach and spending time with my family doing nothing. May you be blessed this week as you find joy!