"It would be silly to make Sundays more burdensome in an effort to rest more!"
Indeed, and yet so often this is the result of the advice to "keep the Sabbath" -- extra work to make a big Sunday roast! I like your ideas here better, especially about paying attention to your body and spending time thinking about what you actually find restful or fun.
Thanks, Dixie! And I agree - I think somehow we end up with Norman Rockwell-esque images of a big Sunday meal, without thinking that it may actually make extra work for someone. How can children learn to rest if they never see their parents resting? (And is this especially true for mothers and daughters? Observation leads me to say yes...)
(And I'm intentionally collecting some good make-ahead recipes that I'm planning to share at some point, for those who want a special meal without work on the day.)
Those five tips were truly a great framework. Thanks for this write-up on your thoughts. I have some books on Sabbath I've been meaning to get to, but I also love a good person-to-person set of practical tips. :)
I’m so glad! It was helpful for me too, to parse them out as things that are actually useful. There’s a book on rest I’ve been wanting to read for a while but it just hasn’t made it to the top of my stack yet. I look forward to your reviews.
"It would be silly to make Sundays more burdensome in an effort to rest more!"
Indeed, and yet so often this is the result of the advice to "keep the Sabbath" -- extra work to make a big Sunday roast! I like your ideas here better, especially about paying attention to your body and spending time thinking about what you actually find restful or fun.
Great piece, Kerri!
Thanks, Dixie! And I agree - I think somehow we end up with Norman Rockwell-esque images of a big Sunday meal, without thinking that it may actually make extra work for someone. How can children learn to rest if they never see their parents resting? (And is this especially true for mothers and daughters? Observation leads me to say yes...)
(And I'm intentionally collecting some good make-ahead recipes that I'm planning to share at some point, for those who want a special meal without work on the day.)
I am determined to work on this, myself, but haven't had the chance to think it through yet. I really look forward to your recipes!
Those five tips were truly a great framework. Thanks for this write-up on your thoughts. I have some books on Sabbath I've been meaning to get to, but I also love a good person-to-person set of practical tips. :)
I’m so glad! It was helpful for me too, to parse them out as things that are actually useful. There’s a book on rest I’ve been wanting to read for a while but it just hasn’t made it to the top of my stack yet. I look forward to your reviews.