Building a restful weekend can be tricky in a culture that moves too fast-paced and has little understanding of the desire to slow down. We have lost the art of building downtime on weekends that fill us up and bring us energy for the week ahead. When I began changing what my weekends looked like,…
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Reclaiming Weekends
What counts as a “weekend” and how can we slow down throughout our week? If you have a schedule that feels heavy and uncontrollable, I see you. Rest is something that we all desperately need. No matter how old we are or what job we have (or don’t have). No matter economic status, lack of…
Why is Sabbath Rest so HARD?
The other day we had a summer rainstorm that was just perfect. It was the kind of rain that starts at night time and gently falls all day. The clouds stayed long enough to actually drop the temperature to a reasonable 90 degrees and it was wonderful. Until 2:00pm there were cool breezes and a…