Something to Try for the Weekend!

Josiah loves to bake.  My other kids love to help. Some Saturday mornings, we are afforded the time to relax and work in the kitchen together.  This weekend, look for a simple recipe and encourage your family to help you bake.  While it can be a bit chaotic, you are building memories with your children that will last for years to come.  Looking for a yummy recipe?  I have posted our zucchini bread recipe here.

As you work together in the kitchen, take just a minute to step back and look.  Look at your children, listen to their voices, memorize their faces.  We may be tired and the days may be long, but there is wonder here that we will one day miss so much.

Blessings on your weekend!

Something to Try for the Weekend!

I know it is hard.  I know it can be expensive.  I know you feel like you cannot get away.  But, finding time to spend with your spouse, away from your children, is an enormous gift to your family.  My best friend grew up on a farm.  Almost every weekend, her parents would head out without the children, to visit with friends who lived nearly an hour away!  Their ability to find time away motivates Mark and I to this day.

So, get creative!  Budget carefully!  Trade childcare with friends!  Find a way to step out of your house, even for a short time, and nurture the relationship that began your family.  The day will come when your children are grown... the time you spend now will strengthen what you are able to enjoy together for decades to come.

Blessings on your day!

Something to Try for the Weekend!

Some weeks are just so busy!  I often feel like we come crawling into the weekend with a tremendous need for rest.  Every now and then, we plan a calm and cozy movie night!  Pick a movie that is appropriate for your whole family.  Work together to make some favorite snacks.  Clear away coffee tables and let your kids bring down a blanket and a pillow and get settled on the floor.  Snuggle with your family while you enjoy the movie and the downtime.  When the movie is over, take a few minutes to talk it through, recall favorite parts and uncover hidden lessons, good or bad.  :)

Blessings on your weekend!  

Something to Try for the Weekend!

Sometimes when I am cooking in the kitchen alone, it is easy to feel a little left out or taken for granted.  This weekend, make a meal together.  Think of something kid friendly and easy that you all can participate in creating.  Want an idea?  Pick up a package of pita breads and some pizza sauce and cheese and top the pitas as you would a pizza.  Add veggies, sausage, pepperoni, etc... Each of you can make a personal pizza to your liking!

Blessings on your weekend!

Something to Try for the Weekend

We find that so much family time is lost to technology... computers, TVs, video-games, texting.  This weekend, try to schedule a Tech Free Time.  Maybe a morning, maybe an hour, maybe an entire day!  What can you do with your family if the distractions are taken away?

Blessings on your weekend!

Something to Try for the Weekend

Letting our kids see the silly side can help us to build helpful connections.  Take time this weekend to play with abandon, even for a few minutes, with those you love so well!

Blessings on your weekend!