tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post58441311546620236..comments2023-04-02T02:41:18.676-07:00Comments on Duggars on my Mind: Live and Let Duggar: Sharing the Sabbath: A Great Duggar IdeaMarybethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07602076713440953242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-52137375569771048222010-05-15T18:52:18.278-07:002010-05-15T18:52:18.278-07:00I am confused... you state waitressing is work, an...I am confused... you state waitressing is work, and you can't go out to eat at an open restaurant because of that... but you can go to an open museum on the same day... isn't the docent or the museum staff working just as much as the waitress would have been? I'm not being sarcastic, I really don't understand the difference between the two open facilities and their staffs.mythoughtisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-54933421772221016162010-05-15T00:28:33.688-07:002010-05-15T00:28:33.688-07:00Very, Very good Post. Thanks!Very, Very good Post. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-20725797946916484462010-05-10T18:51:57.256-07:002010-05-10T18:51:57.256-07:00:o) Yes!:o) Yes!Colorsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-88282277577313357882010-05-07T02:59:32.360-07:002010-05-07T02:59:32.360-07:00As Seventh Day Adventists we do keep the Seventh D...As Seventh Day Adventists we do keep the Seventh Day Sabbath from sundown to sundown, but in a different way. We try to avoid such "worldly distractions" as TV, we don't go shopping or eat out (most of us) and we try not to do anything that would cause work for ourselves or others with the waitress for example being the man servant or maid servant that we don't want to cause to work on the Sabbath Day.<br /><br />We generally spend our mornings in some sort of church services, then have a good lunch that is prepared the day before and just needs heating, etc. The rest of the day is family time. When our children were little this involved trips to museums (free ones), hikes in the mountains, bike rides, going to the park, or basically any of the fun things we couldn't find time for during the week.<br /><br />Sunday when the kids were little started with a good general catching up of housework, then was followed by shopping, trips to some amusement which might have to be paid for and other family time. Then back to the work week on Monday. Our children have very fond memories of those days and have followed through with their own families. Our weekends are a bit quieter now but still involve rest and refreshing of body and spirit. MillieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-27913300006373877552010-05-06T19:39:15.756-07:002010-05-06T19:39:15.756-07:00We too aren't always so wholesome :) We did g...We too aren't always so wholesome :) We did get rid of TV service as part of our budget strategy, but I'm still a TV person--I have most of my favourites on DVD--like all my sitcoms. My 3 yr old will see a picture of Charlie Sheen and start singing "Men men men"...so a mirror into a bit of bad parenting? probably. But yes, sometimes we'll just lay in bed and watch DVDs. We do get a lot of them free from the library--in fact 2 nights ago we introduced our daughter to "Snow White" and that was wholesome, on some levels, but others wouldn't think so. We cuddled up together, yet some wouldn't approve of the movie anyway. But it's another thing you can do together....although another non-wholesome aspect is you aren't talking. However, sometimes you can say a lot without talking--just ask Josh and Anna--a lot of communicating was going on with that hand holding! hahaha<br /><br />And we also do some major traveling--ours is always overseas. Since my in-laws are all in London we have tried 2 trips a year since we've been married (except for the year and a half we lived there.) We also try a trip to Israel every 2 years. But in order to do that we're incredibly frugal in every other part of our lives. This past year we only got in 1 trip to the UK and this year we probably won't get one in at all (we're buying a house) but we are hoping that after the High Holidays that with our airmiles we'll get back to Israel.<br /><br />I just think that it's the bonding--setting aside time--even if it's playing a board game (and parents, even if you don't particularly want to or like it, it means SO much to your kids when you play) the bonds you build will be so much stronger for so much longer.Marybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07602076713440953242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200652614352910944.post-79192826543614495862010-05-06T17:43:52.375-07:002010-05-06T17:43:52.375-07:00Yes family time is SO important! I love spending ...Yes family time is SO important! I love spending time with family most of the time...just not all the time. Trust me when I say I feel we have already BONDED over the years. :) Ha Ha!<br /><br />You are so right about finding things to do that won't break our pockets. It's possible. But we are guilty of saving up to have at least 1 BIG family vacation per year.<br /><br />We enjoyed the episode when the Duggars went to Pigeon Forge. We liked it SO much, that we reserved a cabin for a week in July! Might even visit Dollywood.<br /><br />Not all our family activities are "wholesome", but we have fun doing whatever it is we decide to do.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536064605860937608noreply@blogger.com