Yesterday, Sabbath we all enjoyed a family sabbath. We went for a drive, walk, paddle down at Snapper Rocks - it was a windy, but very warm day. Because it was low tide we were able to go right out on Snapper Rocks and wander around. We had a snack and tried to see the whales that we later found out about on the news - the baby was caught in a net and they had quite a team of people in extremely rough swell trying to free it. They had success at last. Then we came home and had lunch and played a few board games with the kids. By then it was a hot 37 degrees. The kids had a late afternoon swim. We then listened to a couple more of Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue's stories (we had listened to Orphan Arthur in the car on the way to Snapper Rocks - what a powerful story). Of course I have awesome memories of that story from when I was about Kieran's age. It was nice to have a real family Sabbath, as the next 6-8 weeks are going to be extremely busy!

Sabbath is such a healthy blessing. Stress falls away and we are able to really spend time together as a family. I am sure our children don't realise how truly special the Sabbath is...it probably won't be until they are grown that they appreciate Sabbaths like yesterday.