Happy MLK day! There is nothing deep about this post just a thought, a wish, and a dream as I tune out everything today and am just present with my family.
I dream of weeks that start refreshed, equipped and planned for success and today is a reminder how much a day of rest, self-care, and no work is important to stewarding the work God has entrusted us with.
Yesterday I exercised my Sabbath with my family. Which included Church, serving (because that's important to me on 2 out of 4 of my Sundays a month), and a 4 hour nap. I also took down my Christmas tree, baked cookies with my kids, and had an executive family meeting with my husband to discuss action items, finances, and goals for our family for the week.
Today also happens to also be my day off as well as MLK day. However, for the last few months it has been a catch all for meetings or lunches with friends that don't fit into the rest of my week. I've decided that today I'm reclaiming my day. My sabbath is for time to rest and enjoy the blessings of life that is my family and my community. But Mondays I need to take back for myself, a day to just take care of me and get ready for the rest of the week.
So in honor of MLK's historic speech of what his dream would look like, I dear you to dream of how peace, joy and rest would look like in your life this year.
Whether it is an entire day, an hour a day, or just a few moments one day out of the week. Because you cannot sustain what God is giving you to build without rest. 🙏🏾❤️