When I first got married I knew that I wanted to set a solid foundation for our weekends. That is when my husband was home from work, we would often entertain guests, and it was a time of rest for us. And I wanted our weekends to be as organized and stress free as possible. Every Friday is my prep day and the day that I reset my home and heart so that my family and I can have a nice, peaceful weekend and Shabbat. Here are the things that I like to do each Friday to reset my home…
At the time I am writing this I am just over thirty three weeks pregnant with our first baby. I can’t believe we will be meeting our precious child in just a few short months or less. To be honest, this pregnancy has really flown by for me. It seems like just yesterday we found out that I was expecting. But we are in the home stretch now. And I have been busy getting things ready for our new little family member to arrive. Even though these past months have been filled with joy and wonder at the miracle of…
Lately my life has been crazy busy and I have really had to take the time to practice the art of slowing down. And that is definitely an art form that has to be mastered. For some, the art of slowing down may be easy. They can simply let go of their responsibilities and just do what they want instead. They are taking time for themselves and slowing down in their busy schedule. But in reality, that is more like laziness. Truly slowing down in your busy schedule doesn’t mean forfeiting your responsibilities for your own pleasures. It means to…
If your life is anything like mine every day of your week isn’t always full of joy. There will be days that are filled with sadness, anxiety, fear, or confusion. Every day doesn’t make you feel good. But that is life. God created us and our lives to go through ups and downs. That is His purpose so that we can grow and mature in our relationships with Him. Those days that are not so full of joy are the days that we should be clinging to God and our relationship with Him the most. And after you come to…