I haven’t quite figured out how to manage my brood smoothly yet. With the addition of Matthias in August of this year, he threw a monkey wrench into my system. Well, actually for about 6 weeks before his birth, he started affecting my routine and system. And I don’t hold that against him at all. He is a very welcome blessing that we love dearly. But he does add a new element to creating a smooth running household and finding Sabbath in our home.
Tonight Sabbath seemed really rough, and it’s still not over at the time of this writing as I find myself interrupted again to go and tend to a beautiful blessing.
I’ve had to get creative with my Sabbath time. I’ve taken the little moments today – the moments when sitting and nursing the baby are used to bless each child around me, the moments in the kitchen alone were taken to just be silent while the world above me carried on at a seemingly frenzied pace.
In today’s society, we don’t truly take time for Sabbath. My house is no different at this point. I am alone in my quest for rest, or so it seems at times. I take what I can get and I create what I am able. I pray for God to guide me to the next step.
I’m finding it hard to give up my “crutches”. We live in such an entertainment based world. The TV is always on. The computer. The cell phone. The radio. Even games and books. There never seems to be a time when there is silence around me. Today the computer has been on, but I really haven’t been active on this machine much today. My brother was, and I am writing this post. I wanted to get the thoughts “on paper” before I lost them.
I can’t rush into them but some other ideas I have for our Sabbath time include: reading aloud to each other, playing a board or card game together, making our supper meal together if needed, having friends over in the afternoon. But the chaos needs to settle. We need to find our Sabbath rhythm.
Still diggin',
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