In a perfect world, this would be how my daughter would be put together everyday; fancy dress, a little necklace, no stains, you get the picture. Also in a perfect world my devotional time with my kids would be uninterrupted, thought provoking, and a real time for reflection. Instead, at this age it usually ends up more along the lines of this:
I really have no excuse, I had one of the best examples of how to run a kids devotional time from a family we lived with after Hurricane Katrina (that in itself is a whole other story for a whole other time). At breakfast every morning she would read a bible related story, talk to the kids about it, and it was awesome and organized.Currently I'm using a Veggie Tales devotional book, and honestly the time isn't all that bad. My oldest did remember the verse from yesterday, but our discussion was being held as the younger one drove her car up and down the hallway, such is life sometimes I guess. I would love to hear how others handle this time, I know there is no perfect answer, but this is definitely something I want to fill my girls days, so that hopefully it becomes routine enough that it fills their days even when they are all grown up and know how to eat spaghetti without ruining an outfit ;)
I have had in my mind wanting to switch topics for my blog and as I come upon summer (it is already averaging in the high 70's, so summer literally does feel just around the corner), I thought now would be a perfect time. I want to focus on how the girls and I fill our days. I read an article today in a local parent's magazine focusing on day camps and other activities where you send your child away for the day, and in some cases days. This may definitely work for some families, but after having the preschool year filled with routines the thought of having freedom to choose day to day activities and keep my kids close sounds nothing short of heavenly. I do have bursts of creativity and I hope that by documenting our daily adventures it will inspire my creative juices. I also hope that after writing I hear from other moms about how you are filling your days and, don't worry, I will then copy your ingenious ideas!
On a side note, I cannnot let this blog go by without mentioning that this week, I will be celebrating not one but two of my very oldest, dearest friends becoming first time moms. Even though we are at different stages of parenting it will be fun to see their input on ideas and feedback on how they are filling their days (this may be as simple as trying to catch a nap while the baby sleeps:)
Happy (almost) summer to all of my favorite moms out there!
Morning time (especially when my oldest doesn't have preschool) is very laid back in our house. Changing out of pj's doesn't usually happen until 10:30 a.m., the girls lay around and wake up for the day watching one of their favorite shows and this is the time when I get the majority of my house work done, so we can have the rest of the day for fun and activities focused around the girls. Usually things run smoothly as the girls are happy to have this time together; eating some cheerios, and snuggling together on the sofa. Pretty picture of our mornings, right? If only it were this way everyday ;). There are occasionally some mornings when something is a bit off like a day last week. As I was putting in a load of laundry I could hear two voices raising, one saying, "Animal Planet!," and one saying, "Minnie!" Yes, it was the girls arguing over what morning show they would watch. As I entered the room I went into the all too common mantra of we are so lucky just to have a tv to watch our morning shows, and, do you really think this makes God pleased right now? I say these kinds of phrases often and I guess on this particular morning He knew I might need a little back up. Out of nowhere our power shuts off! Priceless. I wish more than anything that I could have somehow captured my oldest's expression of shock. Oh, you better believe I ran with it, going into a little speech about how the Lord can just take something right away and do you see how He is always watching? It definitely carried the right affect and both the girls. They were silent for a few moments until the power eventually turned back on, and since that morning we haven't had an argument about a morning show to watch :)
I really have no excuse, I had one of the best examples of how to run a kids devotional time from a family we lived with after Hurricane Katrina (that in itself is a whole other story for a whole other time). At breakfast every morning she would read a bible related story, talk to the kids about it, and it was awesome and organized.
