The Sabbath

We have started a new bible study this semester at church. It is a book written by a Messianic Jew on the holidays and traditions of the Jewish/Christian faith. This week I am the 'teacher' and am teaching on the Sabbath. As I did some reading yesterday, I decided that I would try to incorporate more into our 'sabbath'. So, today after church I made a very conscious decision not to get on the computer or do any kind of work (other than necessity). How freeing it was not to feel bad about working on our taxes versus playing with the kids. I spent about an hour watching a movie, took a long bath and then played several games with the boys that ended with a wrestling match (I took it easy). Then for dinner I decided I was not going to cook and we had popcorn, applesauce, breadsticks, cheese, frozen blueberries and sunflower seeds. (I recently read a gal's blog who said she very rarely cooks a meal, they just do al a carte. Sounded great.) I know a lot of the 'convenience foods' they are allergic to but I figured once a week is not bad. So, I think I have found a new routine to make the sabbath more enjoyable and a day of rest. Hopefully in the weeks to come I can finetune things.
Here are two recent pics.