Mustaches/Sunday

Annelise and My's 2nd day of Girls Weekend.

Michael, already so proud of his facial hair.

John Derek's gift from Aunt Annelise

We have been hearing a lot about the Sabbath Day. As I have thought more and more about the Sabbath day I have felt a need to change. My Sabbath Day consists of bidding my husband an early good-bye, getting kids ready for church, tying to feel the Spirit as children are noisy and fighting etc., a game of chase as we try to get all the kids in the car. Home where everyone is famished and wants to eat right now! This is where I typically throw my hands in the air and give up. The rest of the day is spent with kids on computers or television, me trying to calm down and cook so my husband can eat a nice meal with us and watching the clock tick so I can stop feeling guilty and we can be done with Sunday.

I realize that this is not the way to keep the Sabbath Day holy and to make it a delight. Today I ran across this Article , The Sabbath Was Made for Mom, Not Mom for the Sabbath. I really enjoyed it as I came to better understand why I have a hard time on Sunday's. For me Sunday is just another day in the life of a mom. My typical demands are still there but maybe even more so as I feel I have to entertain my children because there are so many things they can't do on Sunday.

I realized that I need to find a way to make Sunday a day of renewal, this is what we have been promised. I don't believe that this can only happen if the husband steps up and takes over. If that was the case our men wouldn't have so many duties on Sunday. But I do believe and have faith that Sunday can become a delight. It can become a day I look forward to instead of one I am plowing to get through. I don't know how to get this to work but I believe that now I better understand the problem I can find a better solution.

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