Good Morning, it's Saturday! It is such a blessing to have a day of relaxation. Now let me clarify, generally on Saturday we do not have a “set” schedule except in the evening.  Saturdays are however, usually steady and/or full. Saturday is also a day of extra baking. The kids love to be in the kitchen! It is so sweet that they want to be right there helping and taking part. As we say... "Many hands make light work." 

 

As I was reading in Nehemiah and thinking about the day before me, I couldn't help but chuckle a bit.  When is the last time you were hard at work and you got pulled away to do something?  Maybe a phone call, an awaking baby, an unexpected visitor, etc.  Or do you have any undone projects you started a few days, months or even years ago?   There are verses and truths we know about having good character and, as I was reading in Nehemiah chapter four it said: 6  "So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work."  We then know Sanballat and Tobiah and all the others were wroth because they were building the walls of Jerusalem. So in verse  8  "And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it."  So what did they do?  Quit, walk away, hurry and fight?  No, none of the above.  Half stood on watch and guard while the others went to work with weapons easily available in case they had to fight.  In a nut shell, nothing was going to get in the way.  Even Sanballat wanting to meet to get him to leave (4 different times, the 5th was a letter); his response was should the work cease?  The Lord protected the work of the wall in Jerusalem in spite of all the adversaries and distractions.   Your typical day may be very different then mine, but we can all agree on a few things. 

 

1.  We can all get distracted (some more easily than others)
2.  We all at some time or another have had an adversary.

3.  We all have a choice to carry on to completion OR stop and let the work cease.

 

Today we are determined amidst the distractions (no adversaries) we are going to work together and make bread, buns, cookies, southern BBQ and do a little lap booking and be done before lunch.  Let's see....  :-D!  My second oldest son loves to help me make bread, and well today I need to make buns for dinner to have with southern BBQ. I use a few different recipes, but one of the simplest recipes I use with the kids is “Momma's Winter Bread”.  I will post a recipe and/or easy bread lesson that you can make even if you've never made bread before; it's very simple.  Have a great day with your family!!  ~Kerry