Rice and Beans of Life: Sabbath

Sabbath rest ... when we cease from pursuing our material goals for one day ...

Sabbath meal ... homemade Stromboli

a day of peace and solitude when one chooses to stop, rest and restore ones soul with life giving moments ... perspectives are brought back into order, ones mind is renewed to think clearly, 'favorites' are chosen and sleep is often a sweet reward. Sabbath is a day of being intentional to be unintentional about ones 'to do' list. I absolutely love these days ... it is truly my hearts desire to engage in this gift from Father. However, I am not the best participant in these chosen days. While the rest of the family enjoys their quiet time activity, I have a hard time not taking advantage of the opportunity to peacefully get things done. And then ... light bulb moment ... to retain my sanity, I put myself in a 'time out', close the bedroom door and call it Sabbath rest! How does one find rest in the midst of the chaos of raising 4 Mighty Men?

I am a work in progress ... He tenderly calls me to come away and rest ... I am my Beloved's and He is mine.

Sabbath Breakfast date

Saturday was to be a sort of Sabbath rest for our family after another busy work week. 7:30 wake up call from our youngest two was not how I wanted our Sabbath to start! As I laid there silently beckoning my body to rise and dreaming of the moments when I could crawl back under the covers, I whispered ... "Dear, lets sneak out for a breakfast date before we walk to market!" With renewed vision and the promise of precious alone time with my hubby, I was excited to wake up for our day of rest! We left a note for Micah to make pancakes, planted our two early risers in front of the T.V., closed the door and walked out into the glorious sunshine!

Father commands us to "aprovechar" (some things just sound better in Spanish) "take advantage of" these days of rest ... it's His desire for us, He gave us the example and He has plans and purposes to prosper us in these days of Sabbath! Psalm 84:10 Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere ... How do you spend your Sabbath?

Praises

-We bought a vehicle! A "small" 12 passenger van the boys tenderly named, "Olaf"