Here’s your sign friend.
As the season has shifted with our kid’s starting school and the leaves changing colors, I have found myself in a much more reflective state. You too?
It always seems to happen to me around this time of year. In many ways, things have sped up with extracurricular’s on our evening and weekend calendar, but my days have slowed down and provided space for deeper thoughts.
And boy have they come.
We have had to rearrange our weekly sabbath to compensate our shifting schedule and Friday’s are where we’ve landed… For now.
I’m blessed to have a flexible schedule with work and that I can choose to spend Friday’s at home making preparations for our sabbath’s return.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ...”
I didn’t know how much my soul needed rest until the new season made room for it.
Maybe you are needing rest too, but you aren’t sure where to start or how to get there. Is your soul tired?
I wonder if sabbath is calling your name.
But how do you prepare for sabbath?
For me it started with a fresh cup of coffee, a lit fall scented candle, and Alexa playing some of my favorite worship music. Next I put on my apron and began to bake some bread and planned for our evening meal. Then I began to clean the house and get all of our laundry caught up so that I could enter my rest once 5pm came our way. And throughout the day, I focused on how grateful I am to be living this beautiful life.
And for you, it might look completely different. The best part about making preparations for sabbath is the journey of anticipation for it to come.
One thing that we’ve added is a “Sabbath Day Jar”. And it’s my new little favorite thing. As this week has started, I’ve begun to add things to the jar that I’m planning to do once sabbath comes… And I’ve invited my family to join me with adding to the jar.
Here’s one thing I know for sure… I’m going to enjoy a pumpkin spice latte with oatmilk this week on sabbath. <3
