I'm tired but we had a good Passover seder this evening at our church.  This morning I got those pre-event jitters that there wouldn't be enough food ( I was the planner) and so I added some matzoh ball soup to the menu and made a phone call or two.  There was plenty of food of course.  I sometimes wonder if those worries are part of the process that has to be gone through to make sure something comes off well.

Anyway there were about 35 people there including lots of families and children.  So it got a bit lively at points.  But one thing I love about Jewish holidays is that they are for families to celebrate together.  So active children have a place.  And there are things for the children to do through out as well.  I love that kids aren't sent off to a dumbed down children's event (Okay, you can see my opinion about children's church now can't you).  Instead they hear the same thing the adults do and get something out of it. 

So I'm going to bed.  It has been a busy day.

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Posted by EEEEMommy

Thanks for your prayers and encouragement!

We had a good Passover meal too, at lunchtime before dh went to work!

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Posted by heartmatters

that you celebrate the Jewish feasts. I would like to do that too, but right now our life seem stoo complicated to add anything else. Blessings,
Jen

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Posted by REInvestor

To Jen and anyone who feels as she does, you can do something. Perhaps not a Passover seder, but I think the simpliest thing to implement is a Shabbat meal. It can be as simple as the blessings over bread, wine and candles and taking a more deliberate approach to dinner the Saturday nights you are home. I think Shabbat is alot about being deliberate about setting apart the Sabbath and beginning that Sat. evening so you have a good attitude going in. I explain it more in my post on Shabbat under Biblical celebrations on the sidebar.

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