Whatever happned to 'Leave it to Beaver"?

I am inclined to think that middle America was never so grand. The kids come home from school, maybe have a friend over - or they go to their house. The Father is home, dinner on the table, everyone sits down together. What I am getting at is the general slow pace of life. I don't think it is ever as slow as we would like it. Work, soccer, doctor's appointments, whatever. How can we slow down, and still provide a rich experience for our families? Verse for today: Psalm 84:5-8, ESV Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. [2] As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah