For many years Sunday evenings were packed with things to do to get ready for the week. I was usually exhausted and needed to get things in order so Brent would take the boys out to a park or play with them in the yard. I would stay home and miss out on family time, but it was what I needed during that season.

Recently we have been working on Saturday to get all our weekend tasks completed and prepare for the upcoming week so that our Sundays are free. We try to have our schedule cleared so that we can practice the Sabbath, a day of rest. We usually go to church, eat lunch out when possible, then come home and all take a nap. Our family needs a lot of sleep and most of the time we are all ready for the nap. For dinner Sunday evenings we usually eat left overs and use paper plates, it’s so nice to not have to cook or do the dishes. After dinner is where we have recently added a new rhythm.