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SELF-TIME
This is for you to take time to re-charge yourself. Take a bath, light a candle,
read a book or magazine, go for a walk, write in your journal. This is YOU time
to re-charge. There are 24 hours in a day. Start with taking 15 minutes for
yourself everyday and work your way up to 1 hour a day where you only worry
about you and your needs. When you neglect your needs, you can't give your
all to the rest of your life. Give yourself the gift of an hour everyday.
WOMEN TIME
This is the time to connect with other women and mothers. This is the time to
call and e-mail other women. Join or create your own mother's group. Get
together with all the moms and kids. Meet for late night coffee after you've put
the kids to bed. This is the time to laugh and share with like-minded women and
mothers. It is important to have a community of women friends and mothers -
reach out and invite over a girlfriend this week to your house for cookies and
milk.
HUSBAND TIME
Make time to connect with your partner on a daily basis. Maybe get up extra
early to have breakfast together or late night hot cocoa. Jill Savage, founder of
Hearts at Home, suggests making a daily date to transition into the evening. Let
your husband get in the door and change into comfortable clothes while you
brew a cup of tea and talk about each other's day and make a plan for the
evening. He may want one hour in his office after dinner and you may want to
take a bath in peace while he reads the night-time stories to the kids. Make at
least 2 dates a month with your husband. Maybe a date in the house while your
kids are spending the night at a friend's house - what about a babysitting /
spending the night trade with like-minded friends with kids.
FAMILY TIME
Only one-third of American families eat dinner together on a daily basis. Dr.
Catherine Snow, of Harvard, conducted an eight year study and the conclusion
was that the most important factor in child development is dinnertime. It's not
important what you eat or where - just that it is together. Another good habit to
have is a weekly Family Game Night. Set aside one night a week that is
reserved for family togetherness and fun. Start out letting family members take
turns choosing games, snacks, and background music. Maybe make a special
dessert together and play games while it is baking.
KID TIME
This is the get on the floor and play with the kids time. Put down that laundry,
put down that broom, shut off the vacuum and play with the kids. My girlfriends
and I try and provide encouragement to each other to spend at least one hour a
day playing with the children.... just some spontaneous playing whatever they
are most interested in... it doesn't matter what it is ! You taking an interest in
whatever you child is into at this moment makes that child feel special and
important to you. So get down on the floor and play the family of 20 stuffed dogs
or play the baby while your daughter is the mommy or learn how to play that
video game your son is so interested in or have a Pokemon battle with your
other son's 300 trading cards.
BLESSINGS TIME
I bought a journal last year with one page for each day. I write in this journal the
blessings in my life... the blessings that occur daily. I found that I was winding
down my day devoting too much thought to what went wrong that day instead of
focusing on the blessings throughout my day and life. All those sweet moments
with the kids... the middle of those hectic days when your little 4 year old pats
you on the back and tells you it's okay and gives you a hug and smooch or
when your big boy ties his shoes for the first time all by himself and is proud the
whole day through.
GOD TIME
Last but not the least. Spend daily time with your walk with the Lord. Invest in a
good Bible translated in easy to read and understand English. I bought the NIV
Rainbow Study Bible that each passage is color coded to correspond with one of
twelve major subject categories such as: god, love, faith, sin, family, salvation,
etc. I purchased a one year Devotional for Moms that has one page for each
day of the year with a focus and a bible passage. This leads me to my Bible.
Also, include a journal that you can write down scripture and your prayer
requests.
Donna Otto, speaker and author, suggests having a prayer basket with your
Bible, prayer journal, and some pens. Then you can grab the basket and head
out to the deck and watch the kids in the yard while praying or bring the basket
into the kitchen and pray while dinner is cooking or a cake is baking. Portable
Prayer Time !
"Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds..... Teach them to our
children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along
the road, when you lie down, and when you get up..."
Deuteronomy 11:18-19
This is for you to take time to re-charge yourself. Take a bath, light a candle,
read a book or magazine, go for a walk, write in your journal. This is YOU time
to re-charge. There are 24 hours in a day. Start with taking 15 minutes for
yourself everyday and work your way up to 1 hour a day where you only worry
about you and your needs. When you neglect your needs, you can't give your
all to the rest of your life. Give yourself the gift of an hour everyday.
WOMEN TIME
This is the time to connect with other women and mothers. This is the time to
call and e-mail other women. Join or create your own mother's group. Get
together with all the moms and kids. Meet for late night coffee after you've put
the kids to bed. This is the time to laugh and share with like-minded women and
mothers. It is important to have a community of women friends and mothers -
reach out and invite over a girlfriend this week to your house for cookies and
milk.
HUSBAND TIME
Make time to connect with your partner on a daily basis. Maybe get up extra
early to have breakfast together or late night hot cocoa. Jill Savage, founder of
Hearts at Home, suggests making a daily date to transition into the evening. Let
your husband get in the door and change into comfortable clothes while you
brew a cup of tea and talk about each other's day and make a plan for the
evening. He may want one hour in his office after dinner and you may want to
take a bath in peace while he reads the night-time stories to the kids. Make at
least 2 dates a month with your husband. Maybe a date in the house while your
kids are spending the night at a friend's house - what about a babysitting /
spending the night trade with like-minded friends with kids.
FAMILY TIME
Only one-third of American families eat dinner together on a daily basis. Dr.
Catherine Snow, of Harvard, conducted an eight year study and the conclusion
was that the most important factor in child development is dinnertime. It's not
important what you eat or where - just that it is together. Another good habit to
have is a weekly Family Game Night. Set aside one night a week that is
reserved for family togetherness and fun. Start out letting family members take
turns choosing games, snacks, and background music. Maybe make a special
dessert together and play games while it is baking.
KID TIME
This is the get on the floor and play with the kids time. Put down that laundry,
put down that broom, shut off the vacuum and play with the kids. My girlfriends
and I try and provide encouragement to each other to spend at least one hour a
day playing with the children.... just some spontaneous playing whatever they
are most interested in... it doesn't matter what it is ! You taking an interest in
whatever you child is into at this moment makes that child feel special and
important to you. So get down on the floor and play the family of 20 stuffed dogs
or play the baby while your daughter is the mommy or learn how to play that
video game your son is so interested in or have a Pokemon battle with your
other son's 300 trading cards.
BLESSINGS TIME
I bought a journal last year with one page for each day. I write in this journal the
blessings in my life... the blessings that occur daily. I found that I was winding
down my day devoting too much thought to what went wrong that day instead of
focusing on the blessings throughout my day and life. All those sweet moments
with the kids... the middle of those hectic days when your little 4 year old pats
you on the back and tells you it's okay and gives you a hug and smooch or
when your big boy ties his shoes for the first time all by himself and is proud the
whole day through.
GOD TIME
Last but not the least. Spend daily time with your walk with the Lord. Invest in a
good Bible translated in easy to read and understand English. I bought the NIV
Rainbow Study Bible that each passage is color coded to correspond with one of
twelve major subject categories such as: god, love, faith, sin, family, salvation,
etc. I purchased a one year Devotional for Moms that has one page for each
day of the year with a focus and a bible passage. This leads me to my Bible.
Also, include a journal that you can write down scripture and your prayer
requests.
Donna Otto, speaker and author, suggests having a prayer basket with your
Bible, prayer journal, and some pens. Then you can grab the basket and head
out to the deck and watch the kids in the yard while praying or bring the basket
into the kitchen and pray while dinner is cooking or a cake is baking. Portable
Prayer Time !
"Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds..... Teach them to our
children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along
the road, when you lie down, and when you get up..."
Deuteronomy 11:18-19
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