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The Sunday Fever

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My attitude during the week was somewhat different from who I was on Sunday! I am unaware if there are others out there like me, but I think I'm not alone. There was a point in my life that I recognized I am a different person on Sunday than I am during the week. When I discovered this, I named it... the "Sunday Fever". I recognized that during the week I am much more mean and somewhat impatient. I sometimes say things with no regards for others' feelings. I am much more brutally honest and in some aspects a very self centered person. When I want something from someone, I expect it to be done in a certain way within a very certain time period. However, when Sunday arrives, I wake up with a smile on my face, and a very calm demeanor. I am much more patient and my attitude towards others are much more loving and caring. As I recognized this switch in attitude I realized that I have taken the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy too lit

It's the Small Things That Matters

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At the end of the day I asked her, "What was your favorite thing today?" The answer I got was not what I had expected. A few weeks ago it was my wife's birthday. We both could not take the day off from each of our employment so yes, we went to work that day. To be quite honest, I was still asleep when my wife left. I do remember though that she came into our bedroom, woke me up and said, "I'm leaving for work..." As usual I just rolled over, we said our prayer for the day and off she went. All I said was, "drive safe." What did I do next?.. I went straight back to bed. When I woke up to get ready for the day, I remembered that it was her birthday. I have missed the chance of saying happy birthday to her in the morning so I sent her a text message.  Just a few seconds from sending the text, my phone rang. It was my wife. I can see her smiling from the other end of the call via her voice. She said, "Thank you... I ca