Is This What Normal People Feel Like? Sunday without Church

[_Sam Harris]

Today was the most relaxed Sunday I have had in a long time. My daughter who is graduating from High School received an Advanced Theater Award at a school awards ceremony for the Seniors today.

Since the awards ceremony conflicted with Church, we both got subs for our callings (me, Primary Pianist, hubby, High Priest Instructor), and skipped out on the 3 hour circus of meetings which normally makes my Sunday feel like another work day.

We actually slept in a little bit. I played outside in the yard with our 3 year old. We enjoyed a very nice Awards Ceremony, and then got take-out from P.F. Chang's.

It's the first Sunday in ages where I haven't felt stressed to the max after a day of prepping the baby bag, getting myself and the baby dressed, listening to the teen-agers' latest drama about what to wear, feeling like I have been dragged through a war after having my 3 year old climb all over me during Sacrament Meeting before taking him to Nursery so I can play the piano for two hours. To be fair, I enjoy playing the piano for Primary, but the whole rigamaroll of the day is exhausting, and I always end up feeling like I only have a one day weekend.

I was musing over Some Schmo's signature, and the thought just came to me. Wow, is today's experience what most normal (non-LDS) people do on Sundays? No wonder they look forward to the weekends. LOL

LOL, you might have liked it so much that I'll be able to talk you out of going when I come raid your house, Liz. Then we can bake cookies and watch DVDs all day, while giving ourselves facials and pedicures.

I think that for many who have little ones who go to church, not just in the LDS church, if you have to keep them with you, it's definitely difficult. Thank heaven for those churches who have help in place for the families. I once worked in a nursery of a big mega-church in GA. I was with the two-year-olds. I kind of missed not being able to attend services, but working with the kids was wonderful. I was also LDS at the time, so in a way I got my "meal" in, sacrament at my ward was just after work. And I never felt guilty about working on sunday, I just felt amazed that I got paid for doing something so fun. :-)

Growing up we got our butts beaten if we peeped in church. So I slept in the front pew...didn't peep!

I'm glad you enjoyed your sunday. Today I spent several hours reading my scriptures and other books I've bought. I'm trying to devise a sort of reference system where I can take notes on things that I read that stand out to me, and keep them organized for things like discussion and term papers. Hope it works!

Tried to coax boyfriend over for dinner, but I think parents scared him off. But dinner was still good. :p

My pastor once said that sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap. I totally agree!

[_moksha]

Good for you Liz. Sometimes a change of pace to smell the roses and pick the cherries is needed. Even though I go every week, I try to remind myself not to be so compulsive.

Blixa is right. Nazism, even though it has the word socialist in the full title is far from socialism as we know it. The closest it gets to real socialism is offering free oven service to all. Moksha don't want to be extra crispy. So, Ajax suspects Hitler would have eventually had the Germans wearing helmets with horns and yodeling to Wodan? No doubt some scantily clad Valkyries would have been wandering around Bertesgarden.

[_ajax18]

Blixa is right. Nazism, even though it has the word socialist in the full title is far from socialism as we know it.

Well I guess that explains their productivity then. I knew something was off when I drew that conclusion. Efficiency and socialism don't belong in the same sentence. I should have trusted my instincts.

[_harmony]

The sabbath is supposed to be a holy day, for doing holy things. And if we're in the service of our fellow men, we're in the service of our God. And the purpose of life is to have joy. So I figure whenever I've done a service for someone, I'm having a holy day, even if it's not the same sabbath as anyone else's. And since my career is service, I don't hold myself to just one sabbath a week. So I say, serve, rejoice, and let the sabbath take care of itself.

[_The Nehor]

Good for you Liz. Sometimes a change of pace to smell the roses and pick the cherries is needed. Even though I go every week, I try to remind myself not to be so compulsive.

Blixa is right. Nazism, even though it has the word socialist in the full title is far from socialism as we know it. The closest it gets to real socialism is offering free oven service to all. Moksha don't want to be extra crispy. So, Ajax suspects Hitler would have eventually had the Germans wearing helmets with horns and yodeling to Wodan? No doubt some scantily clad Valkyries would have been wandering around Bertesgarden.

At least that would have gotten the young men in the youth groups to be very grateful to Hitler.

[_Yoda]

The sabbath is supposed to be a holy day, for doing holy things. And if we're in the service of our fellow men, we're in the service of our God. And the purpose of life is to have joy. So I figure whenever I've done a service for someone, I'm having a holy day, even if it's not the same sabbath as anyone else's. And since my career is service, I don't hold myself to just one sabbath a week. So I say, serve, rejoice, and let the sabbath take care of itself.

Wise words from a wise woman!

;)

[_Some Schmo]

I pretty much played with my six year old daughter all day (other than watching the hockey game). What's holier than that?

I've never understood how the church can profess to call Sunday a day of rest when the whole church thing is pure work. Glad you enjoyed it, liz!

[_Runtu]

I pretty much played with my six year old daughter all day (other than watching the hockey game). What's holier than that?

I've never understood how the church can profess to call Sunday a day of rest when the whole church thing is pure work. Glad you enjoyed it, liz!

Yep, about the only work I did was checking the temperature on the smoker. Other than that, we worked on a puzzle, my son read to me, and we had a restful Sabbath.

[_Yoda]

LOL, you might have liked it so much that I'll be able to talk you out of going when I come raid your house, Liz. Then we can bake cookies and watch DVDs all day, while giving ourselves facials and pedicures.

Sounds great! Come on over!

:)