| Keeping the Sabbath
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about keeping the Sabbath as a day of rest. This sounds horrible to say, but Sundays are a lot of work! By the time I get everyone fed, babies bathed, changed and dressed, I’m almost to worn out to get myself ready for church. By the time we get home, the babies are hungry, tired and irritable, my feet hurt from my dress shoes, etc. It just doesn’t feel like a *Sabbath* day to me.
I’d really like to work towards Sunday being a day of rest and worship for our family.
I’ve got a few ideas to make things run smoother-
1. Make something for Sunday breakfast the night before- coffee cake, mix up the pancake batter, etc.
2. Set out all clothes for the day
3. On Saturday, run and empty the dishwasher and do any necessary laundry
I’d love to be able to enjoy attending church (when we find one) instead of rushing around and feeling frayed. I’d like for us to spend the day resting and relaxing as a family and just enjoying each other’s company.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this or any suggestions on how to make the day smoother for us?
Now, for the good stuff…
My friend April, who is a hairdresser at a very expensive, fancy-schmancy hair salon, was over for a playdate on Monday with her little boy. I’ve just been at a loss as to what to do with Mary’s hair. So many pieces of hair have broken off that when I put it up in piggytails there is a bunch hannging down in the back. But if I don’t put it up, it’s in her face and just straggly. I asked April, in her expert opinion, what should I do with Mary’s hair. She suggested that I cut it in order to allow the broken pieces of hair to grown back. Good friend that she is, April offered to cut it then and there for me. Here’s the results below. We think Mary looks so cute now and so much bigger! 





If you get a chance…
could you send up a prayer on my behalf? After six weeks, I still have this horrible cough. I cannot stop coughing- I am so exhausted. I can’t sleep at night from the coughing. My chest, neck and shoulders hurt from the constant coughing. It’s not just a regular cough, it’s a hard, wracking, wrenching cough and it hurts. |