Resolution #3: Maintain Sunday Sabbath

Last year we were struggling with balance, a need for family quiet, an appropriate Lenten commitment and a time for focused spiritual development. What followed was a commitment on Sunday's during Lent to turn off unnecessary appliances, hault housework and work projects, ignore any phone call or email that would inspire work and dedicate our Sundays to faithful church attendance, devotion time, rest, play and family centeredness. It was awesome. So awesome in fact that we decided to make it a weekly ritual. Throughout the months that followed, we achieved about 80% success. We were able to at least pause on Sunday's, remember which day it was and why the Lord created it and question any work that would detract from our overall health. We are renewing that commitment this year with even more vigor. We make an allowance for cooking on Sundays because, for us, cooking is a treat and most certainly a fun family activity.