I’ve got to tell you how much I love Mondays! And today is no exception, I slept in until 9am. I cooked breakfast for my family, my HUSBAND got the kids ready and we all went to Disneyland for a few hours. The kids fell asleep on the way home, we snuck them into bed, and had 2 hours to ourselves! Tonight we will have dinner at a little Mexican restaurant down the street, my HUSBAND will give the kids a bath, we will watch Mr. Rogers together and then the kids will go to sleep…AND THEN…I will get to watch The Bachelor (I love The Bachelor, don’t hate). What a day, I love Mondays! This is the wonderful perk of having a YP spouse, he has to work all weekend, but I feel like we really make the most of having a weekday as a day off. No one is around any of the places we go, and most friends and family have to work, so we don’t share our time on this day very often. It truly is a sacred day in our home.

I hope it doesn’t sound like I’m bragging. I’m just really excited and hope, hope, hope each one of you has a sacred day with your family. Sometimes I think it’s what keeps me alive.

What do some of your day offs (“sacred days”) look like? What are some of your favorite ways to spend time with your family, husband and all?

“I DON’T HAVE A PEACE ABOUT IT…”
(means: your idea is a BAD IDEA, but I can’t think of a nice way to tell you so I’ll say this over-used phrase.)

“LET’S PRAY ABOUT IT”
(means: NO WAY, forget it! But I just don’t have time to tell you today, so I’ll say this over-used phrase and tell you no tomorrow.)

Now, I understand that sometimes these over-used phrases can be truthful and real. But I have found that a lot of church-y people like to just throw these out there a little too much.

I don’t know about you, but it’s CAMP SEASON for us. I was looking at our calendar and noticing that from now until the end of August Jeff will be gone at least 1-2 weeks out of each month. I feel nauseous just thinking about it. I don’t necessarily want to go on these camps and retreats, but I don’t like to be alone either. I really have to gear up for this. Spring and Summer time can really be a lonely time for youth pastor’s wives. I don’t think the other women in our church get it.

Most other ministries are just settling down from all the holidays. This is high time in youth ministry, and low time for our family. I know you can relate, this is definitely an area where I need prayer and support. Any ideas? It’s hard to stay strong and supportive of my husband after being alone for so many days and nights. But I know that’s the deal, that’s the calling, that’s part of my role.