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Sabbath Praise

I am so thankful God provided and demonstrated a Sabbath rest for us.  A couple of years ago, or so, my husband and I decided -- for a whole variety of reasons I can't completely remember right now -- we wanted to be more committed to resting on Sunday.  Occasionally, it's hard, either because we work harder Friday and Saturday to finish some project or because we have to leave something undone; mostly, tho, it's a blessing.  This month, it's been a wonderful blessing! 

We were so exhausted after working hard almost non-stop all week (happily exhausted... having gotten the garden partly in and tunnelled, trees and blueberries planted for in-laws next door, the seed-starting table cleaned up and taken down, more windows cleaned, weeding started, the goat lean-to cleaned out, a garden path reset, and a larger fenced area added for the goats, among other things), today was marvelous medicine.  We went on a family bike-ride, about 5-ish miles, stopping to spend time by a lake, watching a loon, throwing rocks, and talking of what we are thankful for and blessed by.  Lunch was eaten while we piled on a couch watching a sweet movie, August Rush. (have you seen it?)  Then off to 2 hours of rest, reading, prayer.  Supper was easy, get-your-own cold cereal.  More rest.  Went to bed without looking at a single list or making any plans for the week; letting tomorrow take care of itself. 

Thank you, God, for the Sabbath.