Offline Sundays...some reflections too

Our first 'offline Sunday' was yesterday. Even I was offline. I did watch a little tv with hubby... He doesn't follow my rules :) lol

For most of Sunday we didn't do anything really. We went on our ski trip Friday and Saturday (came back Saturday night). I was so sore that I could hardly get out of bed on Sunday morning! That either means that I played hard or I am terribly out of shape. Or maybe a bit of both :) It was great fun! I can't wait to do it again!

The kids told me that officially Sunday is their least favorite day of the week now. Sigh. They are so...difficult...sometimes. They will have to get used to it because we are going to do it every Sunday. No web, no Wii, no computer, no tv. They were able to listen to the radio (we don't listen to it often because it annoys me). I was told I was mean and unfair (how does playing the Wii make things fair??). Oh well...that's part of my job description; just like tickling them and making goofy faces to make them smile. It's a package deal.

Ds (and dd as well but not to the same extent) has a problem with being able to focus on the good things he has in his life. He started complaining how everything was horrible...I told him to count his blessings, right then, count them... He came up with one thing: he was able to go to a friends house. Wow. I reminded him that he is alive, he has clothes, a house, toys, food, etc. How can he not see those things? In this day and age, everything must be provided for him; instant entertainment, constant entertainment. How can he not enjoy the little things he has? Am I that way as well?? That makes me sad to think that I may be that way and hadn't realized it.

Sunday morning, because I could hardly move, I didn't get out of bed until way late. Hubby was getting ready for church but I felt the need for some discussion time (oh, he doesn't like that!) and he ended up not being able to go either. I feel that God will forgive us because we were working on things that needed to be worked on. Marriage and family are God's institutions and they need to be checked every so often to make sure they are in line with His guidelines; ours is a bit out of whack lately. Although our 'discussion times' often are stressful and sometimes they border on being an argument (heated discussion?), I feel that they are important because the things that each of us are holding in/back are let out. We try very hard not to say things we will regret...think before we speak...and I think we do alright. It is still stressful.

Later when we were getting ready for evening church, I felt the need to talk about what has been in my heart lately. For some reason, although I love the church I attend, I am feeling that it isn't where we belong. It is hard to explain and I have been praying. We will continue to attend until God directs us elsewhere. Hubby told me that he also has been having the same feeling but he doesn't know the 'how's and why's' yet so he hasn't changed anything. I have been praying a lot.

All that in one day. Wow, when I put it down in writing it seems like a lot, and so little.