Time for me

I've made a habit of spending about an hour on Sunday mornings reading the newspaper at a local coffee house while my husband teaches Sunday School. Then, we both go to church together. This hour of reading and savoring a cappucino or mocha is somewhat uncharacteristic for me. I am often hard pressed to just do "nothing" for a period of time.

Recently, the church has started a young couples coffee group during Sunday School. We've attended a few times but today I decided that I really just wanted time for me - so much so that I went to a different coffee house simply to avoid the church group. Does that sound horrible?

My Sunday morning coffee hour has become a period of time during the week just for me. I'm not trying to do laundry or pay bills or think about what other tasks I should be doing at home or work. I can't sit down at the computer and get lost in work e-mail. I must simply spend the time on me. I will likely join the church group another Sunday but I'm happy to know that I did something just for me today. Hopefully by caring for myself, I'm better able to care for and love others in my life.