Sign up sheets for Fellowship Hour and Flower Memorials are found in the Lawrence Room and the back of the church respectively. I've been preaching for years about the value of a good night's sleep, and the danger of overscheduling and overextension. Some people have no choice but to work too hard and too long and to sleep too little. But sleep and Sabbath time are crucial. We need time to reflect and time to restore our souls and bodies in order to live well.
Sleep deprivation has moral and spiritual costs as well as physical and social ones.
If we don't sleep long enough to dream, we close down one channel of God's communication with us. In the longer term, the child's education may be compromised if she isn't fully awake and well rested. Furthermore, the child's physical and mental development may be compromised. We now know that the brain continues to develop into the twenties - if a child or teen is short on sleep, that development can be compromised. As stewards of our children's growth and well-being, we may need to go against the prevailing culture that lets kids do too much and rest too little.