My day starts off (most mornings) with a devotional and prayer time. My supports for this are my glasses, (I couldn't read without them), Bible, journal, pen, and phone, (I have a devotional app on my phone). What are the benefits of these supports? It helps my in my walk with God, and makes me a better and happier person. On mornings when my kids beat me getting up, and I don't have the time for my morning God time, I am cranky and not in a good mood. I image if it was every morning my mood would be bad every day.
After my morning devotional time is kids up, breakfast, and chore time. I use a lot of practical supports during this time, such as, dishes and food, wipe board as I make their chore list for the day, and cleaning supplies for what chores they need to do and I need to do. What are the benefits of these supports? I don't have to wash a family of six clothes by hand, the kids can look at the board to see what they need to do instead of asking me fifty times, etc.
Next is free time and I may talk on the phone with my best friend Maria. We keep each other somewhat sane. There are days when this is my only adult interaction. It would be very difficult to stay sane during the summer without these phone calls.
Lunch time and the same supports as breakfast are used. After lunch is errands, library, the Y, bowling, or just some type of outing to get us out of the house. The car is an important support for this. This keeps the kids from fighting and arguing so much, a reason to get their chores done, and something to look forward too. Without this we would be in the house all week, bored, and miserable.
Last is dinner and family time. We play board games, watch a movie, build a fort, etc. This is something fun for the emotional support and bonding for the whole family. With out this support we would not be as close as we are, I would say this is the most important support of the whole day.
Dear Kaleena,
ReplyDeleteYour morning sounds so uplifting and inspirational. What a wonderful way to center your day and life around what is most important, your spirituality. My mornings start with a 5am run, making my shoes a valuable physical support. I utilize this time with the same premise; it is my time to reflect, find inner piece, and explore what God has planned for me that day. I also find myself becoming "cranky" on the days I miss this valuable support.
Also, I enjoyed reading how you put your supports to use, especially the chores board. That is a support I could definitely utilize in my crazy life right now.
Thank you again for sharing,
Lynnette
Thank you for your feed back Lynnette. I use to start my day with a morning run, before I had kids and I miss it at times. We go to the Y and I take classes or walk the track as the kids are doing there activities, but it is not the same. Hopefully as my kids get older I can get back to it.
DeleteThe morning chore chart is extremely helpful, no more I didn't know what my chore was for the day, each kids names with their list for the day. No excuses.