Remarkably, the resistance to Sabbath, Solitude, Prayer, and Fasting has been less and less as these practices work into my weekly routine.

I felt really tired this week. In times of weariness, I’ve learned to press-in more intentionally to spend time with the LORD.

I was tempted to move my Sabbath day this week to accommodate the Labor Day holiday, to spend more time with Joshua

I started Sabbath 2 hours late this week as I like to finish as many tasks as possible before the Sabbath. I extend 2 hours on the back-end though.

This week I received a text that a friend was admitted to the ICU unexpectedly and his outlook didn’t seem promising. I visited him in the ICU.

Wow. A lot of resistance to contemplative time during my sabbath this week. I spent Monday prior to the start of my sabbath helping with one of the businesses.

With a lot going on Tuesday morning I am reminded that Monday’s busy-ness directly affects Tuesday’s pace. My post-Monday 3pm wind-down for Sabbath is an important part

Solitude was difficult for me this week. Since it was a short week before my trip my mind raced to read texts, emails, and even glancing at phone calls

Konnichiwa (Hello in Japanese). We were in Kyoto, Japan this week and it was a lot harder than I thought to keep the Sabbath