Finally it's Sunday again. Lately we have had so many things happen on Sundays. With Jeff working, only having 1 road worthy vehicle, and some serious problems with our water well, it feels like we haven't been to church in ages. Thankfully today at least the boys and I will make it. No one is sick, we have running water so everyone was able to shower, and even though Jeff is working I have the car.
Although Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest it rarely is anymore. When I was growing up my parents didn't work on Sundays. First thing in the morning the four of us and my Grandma would go o church. Then we usually got some breakfast, then went for a drive, or to visit some family. Whatever we did, we did it as a family. I miss that. I want my children to have that. Yet now Sunday doesn't mean that everything closes by 5:00pm if it is even open at all. Now, Sunday is just another day. All the stores stay open until 9:00pm or later. There are even some banks that are open on Sundays now. My husband has to go to work along with most of the rest of the nation and when he's not working at his job he can always find some farming to do. I'm afraid the time when Sunday was a day for worship, rest, and family has past. And while I may not be able to give my kids the same kind of Sundays I had as a child I'm going to try to get as close as I can.
Our children have a lot of advantages that we didn't have growing up because of the technology that exists now, but I think it comes at a price. We live in a much more hectic, fast paced world. I am very happy to be able to take my children and go to church today and hope that circumstances won't prevent me from doing so more often.
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