Another long day...

I didn't really know what to expect going into this week, but I now know that it will be one of the bussier weeks of my life. I have more work than I could possibly complete, and I start my next quarter of graduate school classes this week. I am just feeling overwhelmed with a lot of little distractions. I really need to bear down and get off to a good start in my classes, while maintaining the highest level of work.

While that first paragraph sounds to be pretty negative, I must say that I am very pleased with my work, despite my overwhelming schedule. I finished my last quarter with over a 3.9 gpa, and my level of work at New Moms has really been at very high levels. I think that we are going to experience some big successes over the next few months at work.

After work today I had dinner with Adam. We enjoyed some good wings and good conversation at the Houndstooth. It's really good to get to know another good Christian guy. We were going to go to a Maundy Thursday service this week, but I ended up getting a train ticket back to Kalamazoo to see my family. I'm glad that I am going to get to see them over the holiday weekend.

The rest of the evening was spent racking my brain as I amended my taxes. I had failed to claim a major credit on my taxes, that were filed a couple of weeks ago, so I had to go back through and fight with some different forms to give myself the correct refund. I think that I eventually got everything squared away though, and I should be receiving a much larger refund than expected!

I apologize for this post being so choppy. I am just not able to focus on too much right now. I did want to pose one question to anyone who happens to be reading this though. Here it goes-

I have been spending a lot of time focused on the ten commandments lately. Today I got stuck on the sabbath. I feel some calling to honor the commandment about keeping the sabbath holy, to it's fullest. That could be difficult, but a challenge that could be completed. It would just require me to not do any work on the sabbath, and to not shop, or go anywhere that would require someone to work on the sabbath. Therefore, no Sunday brunch. BUT...that brings me to my question...

If all Christians made the choice to not never eat out, or go to ball games on Sunday's, then there would surely be jobs lost. There would surely be a single teen mom who is in high school during the week, and works nights and weekends to provide food and shelter for her family. Therefore, if we shut down many stores, restaurants and other businesses on Sunday, aren't we hurting some members that need that work? Your thoughts??

Have a great Tuesday!