I've spoken and written about the concept and importance of Sabbath. This week as I journey through the Bible, I read in Exodus the clear command by God to keep the Sabbath as a sign that you know God. Exodus 31:12

For many, when the term Sabbath is used, immediately a day filled with church comes to mind, which isn't bad, but not the heart of what God is commanding. Let's face it, the pattern was set for us in the ordering of creation in Genesis 1. Do you really think the creator of the universe needed a day to rest because he got so tired? No, it was to teach us that we are not meant to work everyday, not meant to stress ourselves crazy, not meant to drive ourselves so hard we forget our families, and we are not to put anything before God. A day of rest is a blessing from God to keep our sanity and to keep our focus on God instead of ourselves.

We take Friday as our Sabbath and it's the best day of my week. My kids live in this rhythm and know that for all the work mommy and daddy do during the week, there is a day devoted to loving life, and thanking God for all that we have and all that we are called to do.

With the sun finally shining today, we got out of the house to fight back the perpetual stir craziness that was happing:)

We started our day with some swimming at the YMCA

We ate some "Fried Food Friday" cuisine.

Took a trip to the playground

And finished the evening with a little family movie.

What will you do during Sabbath this week?