Our Days Off

Our Days Off

We get two days off a week. Thankfully we both get the same two days off and those two days are consecutive days. Typically speaking we get Monday and Tuesday off. Most weeks we spend those two days differently. 

One day we stay at the campgournd and we rest.  We go to the beach, we go to the pool, we go kayaking, we play at the playground, we use the hottub. We go for walks, ride bikes, fly kites etc. We read our bible stories, we sing our Sabbath songs and we rest. I started practicing the Sabbath in January. It looks different than what I had always thought it was but mostly it’s acknowledging that God tells us to rest one day a week and it’s not crossing things off any list. It’s not doing laundry and paying the bills while trying to “be” with your kids. It’s just a day of rest and a pause. At this point in our life it’s not meditating and quiet for hours on end. But our two year old and four year know that the Sabbath is different than the other days. As they grow I hope to make it more meaningful but for this life stage this is what it looks like for us. 

On our other day off we act like tourists and go see the sites. We’ve bought three tanks for gas since August 28th, it’s nice to have everything you need so close, plus no commute (besides golf carts). But on this off day we get out and go see things.

To date we have been on a ferry to an island (that can only be reached via private airplane, boat or ferry). We have been to five different lighthouses and we were able to climb up one of them. We have gone to a sand dune state park, to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, the NC state aquarium (that had a sea turtle hospital), multiple fishing piers and seen sea fishing first hand, plus new parks and boardwalks. 

And now here are some pictures of all of that!!