Ep. 166: Sabbath Rest in your Family; Setting Aside Time for Margin with Your Kids; Practicing Sacred Rest

Amber Cullum joins me for this episode on how to integrate Sabbath Rest as a family!

Amber is a wife, mom of three and podcaster of the Grace Enough Podcast. She loves connecting with people and learning the stories of God's grace in their lives.

I learned so much from Amber about Sabbath rest and I know you will be encouraged through hearing from her as well!

“God created Sabbath for us.”

— Amber Cullum, ep. 166 Friends of a Feather Podcast

Amber Cullum joins me for this episode on how to integrate Sabbath Rest as a family! Amber is a wife, mom of three and podcaster of the Grace Enough Podcast.  She loves connecting with people and learning the stories of God's grace in their lives.

QUOTES:

“Sabbath is a period of rest.”

“Sabbath is when we stop busying ourselves.”

“This is different from every other meal.”

“Pick something that works and go with that.”

“God created Sabbath for us.”

“If you work with your hands all week, on Sabbath work with your mind.”

“If you work with your mind, on Sabbath work with your hands.”

“You gotta be intentional with rest.”

“The overarching theme is to not work.”

“What do we all need to get done going into Friday night, so that we can all actually actively rest.”

“You’ve got to be intentional.”

“I saw a quickness for us to put on the brakes during the week.”

“Because we had practiced learning what it was like to be silent before God, it became easier to identify when to pull back.”

“There is so much value in tradition.”

“I have seen this excitement in my kids about the Shabbat meal.”

“I want my kids to say, ‘I’m not going to let culture tell me that I have to work harder and longer and faster and better in order to be successful…it’s not where my identity is.”

“You will never regret taking a step to teaching your family how to rest.”

“Sabbath forces you to rely on God more.”

Family Sabbath:

Prepare a special meal
Consistency is key.
Read Deuteronomy verse
Sit and eat
5-10 minutes before games
Family game time
Before Sabbath:
1. Questions to ask yourself:
  1. What fills my soul?
    walk/run/nap/drawing/taking kids one on one for time
  2. What brings me rest?
  Homeroom: Jeremy Pryor (free resources) Jeff Bethke
  Questions to ask your kids:
  1. When do you feel the most rested?
  2. When do you feel the closest to Jesus?
  3. What is something that helps you rest?
    Starting place to start
    —-Sitting down to brainstorm
    ---What steps can you take today?
    ——Invite your husband on board
    —--Start with a meal
    ——Pick one hour on Saturday mornings