Simple.Beautiful.Life.: Sabbath Day

Last Sunday after we got home from church our plan was just to lay around and relax. It's what we usually do on our Sabbath day. But it was such an unusually beautiful and cool day that I just jumped out of my bed and came out and exclaimed "Let's do something outside!" The boys came rushing out of the study with quizzical looks on their faces. My husband went out to the garage and came back a few minutes later with fishing rods and tackle box in hand. "Let's go", he said. "Get in the car.I know just where to take you guys." So we all piled in the car. We took some water bottles, sodas, I quickly grabbed my camera and off we went. I had no idea where we were going, except it involved fishing. I really am not a fan of fishing, but today, well today I didn't even care. We arrived at this semi-secluded area of Lake Ray Hubbard. I loved this little picnic bench all by its lonesome beckoning to us to sit and s...

Sunday is the Sabbath for our family and our church. On this day we read the scriptures, have our family home evening (or day for us) where we discuss the gospel amongst ourselves, do a family activity (such as play a game, draw together, etc.) On this day we watch no TV, no computer, no video games. Now, if you know our family, this is a huge FEAT for us! We love watching TV, and Ellison loves to be on the computer. We figured we can make this small sacrifice to honor the Sabbath and the commandments. It takes quite a bit of preparartion to observe the Sabbath. We plan our meals the day before, as there is no shopping or spending of money on Sunday. I remember as a little girl, Texas had what they called the "blue law" where almost nothing was open on Sunday. It was a day of rest and a day to spend with family. Now it seems like almost every store, restaurant and bank is open on Sunday to cater to our overly scheduled lifestyle. It's nice to observe the Sabbath. We get t...

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