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Sunday Traditions

Good morning and Happy Sunday! A friend this morning had posted a video on Facebook of neurons firing in the brain. Now what does that have to do with Sunday? Well everything, because God and his infinite and unfathomable complexity made those neurons! He is so wondrous that we cannot even comprehend how wondrous He really is! Growing up, Sunday was a day of rest. It was a day of the family being together, getting up and going to church and mom put on the Sunday roast and handed each of us our offering quarter to put in envelopes to give to the Sunday School teacher.  Mom was so busy. Somehow I don't think she ever really rested much but she did take time in the afternoon to do her own thing, just a little bit. She liked to sew, and it and listening to hymns were two of her favorite things. So while we kids were off in our rooms pursuing hobbies, the hymns Mom played filled our house with music and with it, peace.  My Dad spent his afternoons reading the bible and other books....

The Demise of Reading

I have noticed that we are trending away from reading books and it seems to be more so lately.  I can't help but notice that libraries are expected to wear many "hats" in order to attract people to their doors. They no longer are just places to read good books. Now they are places to learn crafts, they host job fairs, and basically have a babysitter service via "Story Time". They are a place to go and use their internet.   I don't see anything wrong with these different endeavors at our libraries,  it just makes me kind of sad that it is no longer enough to be a library and maybe host a summer reading program where young book readers can earn a certificate for the number of books they read.  I have also noticed an increasing number of apps that will supposedly take a book you want to read and turn it into an audio book so you can listen to it without reading it. Ok, well I  have not tried these apps but I wonder if they are limited to new and current books?...