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A Beacon of Light

Weekends are wonderful. Old news right? Well, for those of us who have returned to the work force, after years of stay-at-home parenting- this is a renewed revelation. When you stay home, you are never really "off". Your days are filled with driving, volunteering, teaching, shopping, cleaning, sports/dance/ art, music lessons, appointments...etc. Weekends don't provide much of a breather. Summer is a nice break to routine, no school (for some), lazy mornings (sometimes), and beach days (at least for coastal mammas).
When you return to the workforce this changes a bit. Strangely, it changes in a good way, in my personal experience. Weekends are this beacon of light at the end of the week- to anticipate. I sleep late if I want. We eat out. We enjoy being home. It is as if God granted me a new lens through which to view my home life, to ease the transition of working again. Ahhhhh, it's Friday, pizza night, family movie. Ahhhh, it's Saturday, time for sports, cooking out, and chores. Ahhhh, it's Sunday, time for a spiritual fill-up, time with friends and family, Sunday dinner-- and more sports.💜💜
The only rough part is MONDAY. You can't see the light without the dark though, right? ‪#‎perspective‬ ‪#‎workingmom‬ ‪#‎family‬

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