{"id":5731,"date":"2025-04-15T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:36:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T18:36:36","slug":"preparing-for-rest-meal-planning-ideas-for-a-relaxing-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embracinghome.blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/15\/preparing-for-rest-meal-planning-ideas-for-a-relaxing-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Rest: Meal Planning Ideas for a Relaxing Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Make weekend meals effortless with simple themes, make-ahead options, and family-friendly ideas. Tips to plan meals that nourish without stress, so you can truly enjoy your time of rest.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All the household tasks don\u2019t come to a halt just because I decide to rest. Meals still need to be made, and unfortunately, forest creatures don\u2019t magically clean my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might seem counterintuitive, but preparing for rest is essential. However, this isn\u2019t about rushing around and stressing yourself out\u2014it\u2019s about making space to truly enjoy your time of rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slowing down is something we all desperately need. Within our weekend rest, we create space for ourselves and our families to do what delights and replenishes us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making Room for Rest<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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“For me to enjoy Sabbath rest on Saturday, however, requires I have another day of the week to do the tasks of life that consume my energy or fill me with worry. For example, planning my week, paying bills, balancing our checkbook, cleaning the house, fighting traffic and crowds to shop, doing loads of laundry are all work I need to do a different day of the week.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[I love this definition from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero<\/a> p.156-157]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So how do we take time away from “…things that consume my energy or fill me with worry”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We must plan for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let go of the urge to keep going at full speed every single day. Rest requires intentionality\u2014time for reflection, processing, and simply being present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where to Start: What is Unique to This Week?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let each week be different. Sometimes, I crave solitude in the kitchen, cooking something slow and comforting. Other times, I\u2019d rather order a pizza and be hands-off. It depends on what my week has looked like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“‘A man who works with his mind should sabbath with his hands. A man who works with his hands should sabbath with his mind.’ What your work looks like is going to affect what your sabbath looks like. … Sabbath changes as life changes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoting Abraham Heschel a rabbi who lived during the civil rights movement.
(From <\/em>The Common Rule by Earley<\/em><\/a> p. 149-150)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is unique to your week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n