Sunday Mornings are my Favorite

Aunt Bea said:
I miss the days of having the newspapers spread out around my chair on Sunday mornings.

These days I binge watch the morning political shows but it’s not the same.

In the winter I still enjoy a big breakfast or the smell of something good in the oven or crockpot.
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Oh, yeah! In Washington DC I had the huge Washington Post to read, and then in England it was the even bigger Sunday Times. I would read almost every word and it took me the entire day.

These days we don't take any newspapers and only my husband goes to church since it's now too strenuous for me.

I still like Sundays though. Quiet morning to myself, online movie in the afternoon, PBS Masterpiece at night.
 

I leave around 9 AM for church, then go out to eat with a group from church afterward. I've mentioned in some other thread it's the only day I eat out. By the time I get home, it's 1:00 - 1:30 PM, so not much of the day left, but that's okay, since I never make plans for Sunday afternoons. It's just a relaxing day. During the week, I feel guilty if a day goes by when I don't accomplish something, even if it's small, but I never get that feeling on Sundays. And I love it that the phone seldom rings on Sundays.
 
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MACKTEXAS said:
I leave around 9 AM for church, then go out to eat with a group from church afterward. I've mentioned in some other thread it's the only day I eat out. By the time I get home, it's 1:00 - 1:30 PM, so not much of the day left, but that's okay, sinceI never make plans for Sunday afternoons. It's just a relaxing day. During the week, I feel guilty if a day goes by when I don't accomplish something, even if it's small, but I never get that feeling on Sundays. And I love it that the phone seldom rings on Sundays.
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I'm the same way, Mack, the other 6 days i have to feel productive beyond daily tasks like feeding the dog and 4 cats, cleaning up dog poop in the yard and cleaning the three litter boxes 3 times a week. But Sundays i can cut myself slack.
 
feywon said:
Actually as long as you're not eating things that will make an existing health condition worse (glucose impacting foods if diabetic, alcohol if kidney &/or liver issues), one day weekly of 'less healthy' food choices is not likely to do serious damage.

Glad to hear someone else uses flax seeds. They've been a big help for me. I still eat the same 3 high fiber cereals i have for years (oatmeal, shredded wheat and granola) rotating them on 6 days of week. I add a teaspoon of whole flax seeds, but have discovered that at least to me they are so small and bland i barely notice them. So now i add them to Sunday French Toast too.

This summer has been hotter than our usual here, and i have been craving berries, so i add blackberries, raspberries or blueberries to breakfast or to midday yoghurt several days a week.
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My breakfast consists of 3 cups of oats, 2 heaping spoonfuls of flax, 2 dashes of cinnamon, 1 cup almond milk. Microwave for 3 minutes on high. Add a handful of frozen blueberries, a bloop of maple syrup, 1/2 cup of water or so just to loosen it up. 1 handful of organic pecans and a sliced banana. This makes 2 servings. After 6 days of that I deserve a decadent Sunday delight.
 
MoBeans said:
My breakfast consists of 3 cups of oats, 2 heaping spoonfuls of flax, 2 dashes of cinnamon, 1 cup almond milk. Microwave for 3 minutes on high. Add a handful of frozen blueberries, a bloop of maple syrup, 1/2 cup of water or so just to loosen it up. 1 handful of organic pecans and a sliced banana. This makes 2 servings. After 6 days of that I deserve a decadent Sunday delight.
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Absolutely.

My brother lived in Vermont for many years, Christmas gifts of half gallon jugs of Vermont maple syrup hooked me. No more maple flavored syrup. After a few years i started using it as sweetener in rice pudding and egg custard (which i make frequently in fall and winter) because so little is needed to have the little bit of sweetness i like.
 
I enjoy Sunday mornings. Wife and I go to church, stop for breakfast and if necessary, pick up a few groceries. Going to church for the early service means very little traffic on the roads to contend with. It’s a break from dealing with the people on the roads that shouldn’t have a license.
 
jujube said:
I DO miss a big fat Sunday newspaper. It was like embarking on an adventurous trip. Where to start? Did you skim everything first and then go back over it for depth? Did you dig in on page one and chew your way through the whole thing methodically? Did you call out frequently, "OMG, listen to THIS!"

Our local rag now looks like a supermarket hand-out. You could stuff it in your back pocket. I haven't subscribed to it for years and years.
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jujube: You wrote exactly what I used to do! I too miss those days, as you say I have not subscribed to our local paper for years and I seldom buy one to read...waste of money and time they are...no skilled writers anymore and few who can capture and report the news...
 
OldOld said:
Nobody goes to the church on Sunday anymore???
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my niece goes to church - all by herself and she’s only 22 or 23, then she drives 45 minutes home to have Sunday dinner with her parents, my brother and sister-in-law. They are doing their best to hang onto old traditions.

My niece is willing, but her brother who is older has a girlfriend so you know what that means as to where he goes for Sunday dinner.
 
I'm in the "feels like every other morning" camp. And I often have to look at Alexa or my phone or computer to see what day it is.

One big difference is due to my not getting a print newspaper any more. I do get the online paper 7 days a week (NY Times), but it doesn't feel the same as the big fat print newspaper (Washington Post) I used to get. I miss the comics! And a few of the columnists. But I like the Times better in general, and I do not want to subscribe to two newspapers. Just keeping up with one is hard enough!

Otherwise, the church part of it probably matters more in particular locations, and with people of particular religions. Not everyone is religious or is a churchgoer; I think the majority of Americans are not. And people who are religious but not Christian might have a different day as their holy day. Why should it have to be Sunday? Observant Jews have their Sabbath on Friday night and Saturday. Sunday is just an ordinary day. I think the Muslims have a different special day than Sunday also.

And today is - oh no, it's Monday! I'd better get off this thing and get some work done! 😄
 
As a child, I hated Sundays. I hated being dragged to church, but mostly I hated that my parents were incapable of explaining why it was necessary for me to go to church. Oh well, that's all in the past and now very few people go to church and it's just another day here.
We have breakfast, call our daughter on Sunday mornings and catch up with her news. Then it's on with our working clothes and do whatever needs done. Sometimes we just do nothing.
 
Sunny said:
Otherwise, the church part of it probably matters more in particular locations, and with people of particular religions. Not everyone is religious or is a churchgoer; I think the majority of Americans are not. And people who are religious but not Christian might have a different day as their holy day. Why should it have to be Sunday? Observant Jews have their Sabbath on Friday night and Saturday. Sunday is just an ordinary day. I think the Muslims have a different special day than Sunday also.
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I'm not answering to promote church or criticize your post; only to comment on the parts above.

It doesn't have to be on Sunday. Most Christians worship on Sunday because it is taught in the New Testament that Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday. The majority of Christians see that as "the Lord's Day." Also, Christians who meet on Sunday are following the example of early Christians in New Testament Bible days, who began gathering for worship and fellowship on that day.

Muslims meet on Friday, since they generally follow the Islamic belief which considers Firday a blessed day, even though they also set aside daily times to pray.

Seventh-Day Adventists worship on Saturdays because the 4th commandment of the 10 commandments in the Old Testament says "“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." [The Sabbath is Saturday.]

Besides all of that, for simply practical reasons, many people work Monday though Friday and would not have an oppotunity to go to church those days.

Most statistics I've seen indicate that about 30% of Americans attend church on a regular basis.
 

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