And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
– Genesis 1:31-2:3

Upon finishing creation, God looked at all that he made and declared it good.  He found pleasure in what he had made.  And so he rested from his work – enjoying the work of his hands.

I recently spent a lot of time laying a new floor in our living room.  One day, as I was near the end of the project, I was looking at the floor.  And I felt pleasure at what I had done.  I had a sense of accomplishment.  I enjoyed the work of my hands.

This is one reason God created the Sabbath – to give us a day to rest and enjoy the work of our hands.  To be able to stop from our labor long enough to see what we had done and find pleasure in it.

As we finish another year, we look back to evaluate.  But perhaps too we should look back to enjoy what we have been able to do during the past year.  To celebrate the successes.  To find pleasure in tasks completed.  To enjoy the work of our hands.