Sunday Sabbath July 10 2016  A LAZY DAY

During the summer Dave and I enjoy inviting people from our church to join us for a Sunday afternoon lunch on our patio.  I hand out a pre-printed invitation with instructions to stop at fast food restaurant and bring whatever lunch they would like to eat.  Directions to our location are also included, as well as a little poem describing the event.  The reason we invite them is purely for fellowship and time for them to share a bit of who they are.  We enjoy meeting new people and bringing groups together.  This is a fun way to make it happen.  I did not know three of the people who came today.  It was enjoyable becoming acquainted with them.

And that was a play-day for me.  I do so enjoy the company of others and hearing their stories.  We went around the table and shared bits and pieces of our history with each other.  We each ate what we loved, there was no clean up, and no expense.  And the best part, was that I didn’t need to scrub my house from top to bottom in order to make it “company ready”, nor cook all day. 

This evening we attend a fund raiser in memory of a lady who was instrumental in furthering the music arts in our small town.  Her children and our children went to school together and were very involved in the performing arts.  The fund raiser provides scholarships for music students.  Her son married a singer who now performs on Broadway and she will be the star of tonight’s show.  It will be held at the High School auditorium which is actually quite impressive for our little town. 

 

A LAZY DAY

By Kathleen Martens

July 10, 2016

 

A lazy day

With acquaintances and friends

Lollygags

With seemingly no end.

 

No hurried rush.

No food to cook,

And best of all

No cleaning nooks.

 

Quiet talk

And peaceful calm,

Pastoral surroundings

Like a balm.

 

No fancy finery

To break or spill,

Or hectic fervor

To be stilled.

 

Just stories to hear,

From open hearts

Amidst the greenery

Of God’s art.

 

Sheltered  beneath

The great old oak,

Warm and sunny,

No need for coats.

 

Bright and calm

Beneath the leaves,

A breath of fresh air

Nature deems.

 

Thank You God for the beauty that surrounds us in our backyard.

Thank You for a wonderful afternoon.

Thank You for a day of worship, fun, and rest.

Thank You for watermelon.

 

GOOD AFTERNOON AND GOD BLESS YOU.