My Blogging Resolution

Another thing that has increasingly been brought to my attention is observing the Sabbath.  Wouldn't it be nice to have one day a week free from duty and free from care?  God did set the precedent, and I am one of those "seven-day creationists".  Why not?  And that Sunday afternoon dread for the coming work week, what good does it do me?  Now, mind you, I am not laboring under the conviction that I am so very dutiful either to my teaching or anything else on Sundays, but I do labor under the tension of wanting to maintain the tidiness of the house and keep up with my teaching, and wanting to let my creativity soar and write (which I know from experience requires not only time, but the feeling of having time).  And so, that is my plan: to spend my Sundays with God, people, books, paper, and my laptop.  

And now it comes to my assessment for this first Sunday, today.  I give it a 'D'.  But there were extenuating circumstances!  Just getting home yesterday evening, I had to go to the store and buy some groceries for food, I had to unpack my suitcases and then put all the random items crammed into it in their proper places.  I had to make something for dinner, and think about all my ducks being in a row for tomorrow's lunch, breakfast, outfit, and two alarm clocks.  But, even though I did not get to leisure my way through the day reading and writing, I did manage to grab lunch with a friend, feel virtually unstressed, and write this--my first blog of the new year!