Vacation, Rest, and Life: Making Rest a Priority

“I need a vacation!” We utter these words in frustration and fatigue. Yet after we get back from vacation we say, “I need a vacation from my vacation.” Perhaps it isn’t a vacation we really need. Maybe what we need is to work rest into our natural rhythm of life. And I already hear your excuses. “But I am a mom and I have these crazy kids who keep me busy.” “But I can’t rest or my house will be a wreck and I will never get the promotion.” Our culture equates busy-ness with success. If we are not running …

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How to Vacation with Kids (and have fun!)

How to Vacation with Kids (and Enjoy Yourself)

It was right after our first vacation with kids that my husband and I decided to never again take a family vacation. Hear me out, though. We decided our vacations would be reserved for the two of us. Our trips would include our kids. Because any parent knows that a trip with kids (especially young kids) is not a vacation. It was a small thing (changing the name from vacation to trip), but it did wonders on our attitudes for future trips. Here’s why…it wasn’t just a name change…it was also an expectation change. And with those altered expectations came much …

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