06/08/2026
🕯️ Preparation Day — Gathering & Reset
Here we are once again… Preparation Day.
This week has flown by.
At the beginning of the week, I always seem to have such big ideas of what I want to accomplish. A list in my mind. Projects I hope to finish. Things I want to clean, plant, fix, organize, bake, preserve, tend, or finally get caught up on.
And then Preparation Day arrives… and I realize I did not get nearly as much done as I had hoped.
There is something humbling about that.
Especially when I think of the Father, who created the heavens and the earth in six days — setting everything in order with perfect wisdom, purpose, and completion.
And here I am, trying to get the water troughs filled, the animals fed, the eggs gathered, the garden checked, the house reset, and my heart quieted before Shabbat.
But maybe that is part of the lesson.
Preparation Day is not only about finishing everything.
It is about recognizing what can be set in order, what must be entrusted to Yah, and what can wait.
The animals need care.
The garden needs water.
The home needs tending.
But my heart also needs to slow down.
So today, I gather what I can.
I reset what I can.
I prepare what I can.
And then I receive the reminder that rest is not a reward for getting everything done perfectly.
It is a gift from the One who already did.
Shabbat is coming. 🕯️🌿
What are you setting in order today?