A Sabbath rest for a young mom
Frankly I was dreading this morning. Yesterday was a hard day with Ezra, especially because the night before we were all pretty sleep-deprived. Today Bryce is preaching at a church 30 minutes away which meant he left early this morning and I’d have to do church-duty by myself — which has often meant standing in the foyer trying to listen to the service while entertaining my son, who won’t go to nursery because he’s too sleepy and therefore cranky. So today I dropped Ezra off at the nursery as the service began and get this — sat through an entire service including the entire sermon by myself! Ezra was a bit sleepy/teary when I arrived at the end, but it’s been awhile that I was able to enjoy an entire church service. I am once again reminded of the little graces present in the every day and once again reminded how much I need that time with other Christians not only for my spiritual well-being but also for my sanity. The Sabbath is rest, indeed.
In other news, we took Ezra to the aquarium yesterday. We didn’t bring our camera but did get to see lots of amazing fish and even sharks. Ezra kept on wildly doing the sign for “fish”; it was very cute. But I think Bryce and I were most amazed at a few sea dragons in a tank. Have you ever seen something so crazy and beautiful? And they move exactly as a dragon should. Amazing.
(Image from birdyboo)