I don’t talk about this a lot, but our family observes the Bible Sabbath as a day of rest from the chaos of the world. It’s the only day our Creator said to “remember”. He made it for us, to reconnect and spend time with him and the things He created for us. It’s also a day to connect with like believers, to get out in nature, and to spend time with family. It’s a 24 hr period from Friday night sundown to Saturday night sundown to leave the cares of this world behind.

So we take a day off from doggie “business” and other regular work that we do the other six days. Obviously the needs of people and animals are taken care of still.

This past weekend our church had their annual church campout in the woods. The place that was chosen was a good two-hour drive from home and though we couldn’t go for the whole campout, we did go for Sabbath (Saturday).

One benefit of being so far out in nature was there was no cell phone reception! Boy, did I need a break from that! (A lot of people turn their phones off for that 24 hr rest period. But since it’s one day when the kids are more likely to check in, I leave mine on.) When we got home and back to cell reception, there was a lively conversation going on in the family message thread with 45 messages!

It also got us out of the smoke in our area. The lake we went to was beautiful. The air was clear, with a slight a breeze, the sun was out and it was so peaceful.

We enjoyed church outdoors in a rustic amphitheater nestled in the woods, had a delicious potluck lunch of taco salad with friends, went for a nice walk through the forest and just enjoyed a quiet day in nature.

And of course, I couldn’t leave home without at least one dog in tow. *wink

Much to hubby’s annoyance, Cajsa sat in the back seat and panted into his ear and drooled down his shoulder much of the ride. You see, I had Dally’s crate behind me so Cajsa had to sit behind him. And poor Dally… maybe I shouldn’t have picked a mountainous, windy road trip for her first big trip away from home. She got so carsick. By the time we arrived her bed was wet with drool and that morning’s regurgitated breakfast.

Thankfully, her tummy settled down after a while and she ate a late lunch and had quite an adventurous day. And I remembered I had some children’s Dramamine so I gave her part of one for the drive home and she did much better.

Have a great week everyone and don’t forget to turn your phone off once in a while 😉