Friday, December 2, 2016

Sabbath

So ... we missed posting a blog entry in November.  Time has gotten away from us as life here is filled with so much.  So much good stuff yet it is almost overwhelming at times.  

The hospital is moving forward in incredible ways.  The Lord continues to confirm that the care is so needed.  Leslie's blog entry expresses it so well.

We have also been working on making the old clinic our new home.  When I say 'we', I really mean Don.  He has been laying tile, cutting holes to make windows, installing ceiling fans, making us a screen door . . .


I am so thankful for how hard he works and for how creative he is.  He knows exactly the style I like (must be from building a house together!!) and I LOVE the screen door.  

Our favorite day of the week is Wednesday.  It is our day off.  We truly hide away in our 'new' home and spend time with the Lord and as a family.  

Church looks like a television show turned loud enough to fill every corner of the house.  


We all gather to worship, listen, learn and rest in the Presence of the Lord.  And drink coffee!! 


In the Old Testament, keeping the Sabbath was a commandment that if not kept, was considered disobedience.  In the New Testament,  Jesus says this:

"Then he said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.'"  Mark 2:27-28

Sabbath is a gift.  A time of rest and refocusing for us.  It is not a law that we obey because we have to, it is a privilege and blessing that we enjoy and look forward to.  

May you also find your rest in the Lord of the Sabbath. May He be the center as we begin this new month filled with the celebration of His birth.  May His peace fill our homes and our hearts.