Enjoying the View

Last Sabbath was such a tremendous blessing. Friday night found us all together with no sermon to prepare, no Sabbath School lessons to ready for the next morning. We watched the wonderful evening program from the ASi Convention on 3ABN. We talked, we laughed, we read, we sang. Beautiful. Sabbath morning was so relaxing. No running around like crazy people to get out the door. The stress level was obviously, wonderfully much reduced from the norm that used to be. After a simple hot dog lunch, we had great interaction with the kids and each other. Usually we dropped exhausted into naps Sabbath afternoon because of the stress of getting ready for the "day of rest." Now, it truly is restful. Every week, every day our decision to step back is confirmed. We'd almost forgotten how wonderful it could be. Thank you, Lord.