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11/04/2025

🧬 What’s Actually Happening:

Hormones like estrogen and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) rise to help the ovaries develop new follicles (each containing an egg).

What that means for her?
💡Energy, focus, and mood gradually improve.

📅 She may begin feeling more social, creative, or goal oriented as hormones balance and the brain’s serotonin increases.

📖 How Men Can Support
Pray for wisdom together. It’s a powerful way to align emotionally and spiritually.

🌿Follow for more What Men Need to Know Mondays — where we help men understand and support the women in their lives.

(Sources: Cleveland Clinic, Healthline, NCBI Bookshelf)

11/04/2025

Sorry we missed yesterday. Here's what men need to know... this Tuesday!

Many men think a woman’s period and the rest of her month are separate — but they’re actually connected.

The Follicular Phase begins on the first day of her period and continues until ovulation (around day 14).

This is her body’s rebuilding phase — when hormone levels rise, energy slowly returns, and the body prepares to release an egg 🧬

Learn more of what’s happening in the follicular phase in the next post 👉

DM us or comment if you have any questions

10/27/2025

What Men Need to Know Mondays

When a woman is under chronic stress, her body goes into survival mode. This will increase cortisol (the stress hormone) and suppress reproductive hormones, meaning irregular cycle, mood, sleep, and libido levels.

But here’s the part men often miss:
Stress is not just about workload — it’s also about emotional and relational safety.

When she feels unseen, unheard, or unsupported, her body feels it too.

💡 What You Can Do
-Encourage rest, prayer, and relaxation — not just “fixing it.”

-Offer practical help: draw her a warm bath, encourage her to take a walk, or make her tea.

📖 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you…” — John 14:27 (KJV)

10/21/2025

Missed yesterday? Here’s the message.

Men — whether you’re a husband, father, brother, son, pastor, or friend — you play a powerful role in protecting a woman's peace. 🕊 Every woman needs peace — space to breathe, think, and heal. She must choose gentleness over reaction and prayer over control.

Here's how to support her choice for peace:

💬 Speak life. Your words can restore calm or stir chaos.
🤝 Be dependable. Reliability builds safety faster than promises ever can.
🕯 Pray with her. Bring her name before God with quiet strength.
🚫 Guard her space. Help her create calm, not chaos.

When a man values a woman’s peace, he becomes part of her healing.
Through that peace, both are strengthened.

📖 “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
— Matthew 5:9 (KJV)

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10/21/2025

10/19/2025

💛🌿 Celebrating Love & Healing 🌿💛

Honoring Harold & Chaundra Sykes — Founders of Sabbatical Lake

October 18th marked the birthday of Chaundra Sykes and the wedding anniversary of Harold and Chaundra Sykes — a couple whose union reflects faith, love, and service.

Through the ministry of Sabbatical Lake, they continue to share Christ’s healing methods, guiding women toward restoration of body, mind, and spirit.

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
— Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV)

💛 Follow for health and healing inspiration.

10/13/2025

👔 Welcome to What Men Need to Know Mondays!

𝟭 𝙋𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝟯:𝟳 𝙆𝙅𝙑
𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘺𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘥𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦; 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.
E𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴—w𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.

❓ Why this series? Too often, women carry silent struggles with their health, emotions, and daily responsibilities. Many men want to help, but they just don’t know how. This space is designed to close that gap—through health education, biblical wisdom, and natural lifestyle principles.

👉 Expect to learn about:

Women’s health and hormones 🩺

How emotions and stress affect her body 🧠

Natural remedies that bring comfort 💧

Communication and spiritual support ❤️

The unique design God gave women 🌸

💡 Our goal: Our goal is to help men understand the unique design of women—spiritually, physically and emotionally —so they can offer meaningful support that leads to healing, peace, and stronger relationships.

💬Follow along every Monday, and tag a man who wants to love, serve, and understand women better.

10/08/2025

08/31/2025

08/31/2025

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08/21/2025

🌬️ Therapeutic Thursday: Detox Method #7 – Deep Breathing

Did you know your breath is a powerful detox tool?

Your lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump like your heart — deep breathing helps move lymph, releasing toxins and reducing inflammation. 💧🌿

✨ Benefits of Deep Breathing:
✅ Activates the lymph system
✅ Boosts oxygen flow
✅ Calms stress hormones
✅ Supports hormone balance
✅ Helps the body detox naturally

🕊️ Try this 4-7-8 Method:
1️⃣ Inhale through your nose for 4 seconds
2️⃣ Hold for 7 seconds
3️⃣ Exhale slowly through your mouth for 8 seconds
4️⃣ Repeat 4–8 times, 2–3 times a day

💌 Have questions about how to detox safely and spiritually?
Reach out at sabbaticallake@gmail.com or DM us — we’re here to help guide your healing!

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.– Job 33:4



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