Day 25 - In Many Ways, a Special Day

He who regards one day as special, does so to the Lord. He who eats meat, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains, does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God. Romans 14: 6

Saturday, April 2, 2011

This was a noteworthy day on many levels. First, I was now a quarter of the way through my journey of 100 days. Second, I'd just started the second half of the healing diet. Third, tonight was the final performance of the play. And fourth, my son and daughter-in-law came to town to see me perform!

My menu wasn't so special, though -- the simple fare I'd been consuming all week just to save time and get through the super-busy days and super-busy nights. Bacon and sliced peaches for breakfast; green beans with bacon and red onion for lunch; and a hamburger patty with peach slices for dinner, quickly eaten during intermission.

The play was sold out tonight -- and last night as well! Additional seats had to be set up to accomodate the overflow. Excitement and adrenaline were rampant, and fueled our performances in a good way. This experience has been exhilarating, and exhausting. After a quick stop at the cast party, I headed for home, and couldn't help feeling saddened and let down, in spite of the success, in spite of the plans and promises for next year's production.

Three months of rehearsals, three nights of performance, and now it was over. I started to cry. They were tears of release and tears of relief. They were cleansing tears.

When I finally unwound enough to go to bed, it was after midnight, and that's much later than I'm used to. I was so very, very tired. Drained. And I was needful of long, deep, restful, restorative sleep!

The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Exodus 33: 14