Get Me To The Church On Time....PLEASE!
Okay, okay, I know. I'm the head of the household and it's my responsibility. NOW...ever try to rush two females? Scratch that...two females with hair to brush and fix, outfits to find/iron...etc? The results are similar to attempting to bathe the average cat.
Here's the scoop. I am determined to get the family to church on time (meaning pre-service prayer) , at least 90% of the time (hey, a ninety is an "A" in school, right?)--but my wife works third shift and often has trouble sleeping, and it's hard to get the rest of the family going. Here's what I think my responsibility in all of this is:
1. Stress the importance of it in daily conversation for a while...get my wife and daughter thinking about this.
2. Ask for their suggestions, then IMPLEMENT whatever they plan.
3. Get everybody moving earlier (even though I don't know so long as they do to be ready) and gently remind.
4. Subtley check the night before to be sure that the things they need are, in fact, available (stockings, hair brush, clean outfits).
5. To pray and seek the Lord for answers and for His blessing on my efforts at the above.
I think our efforts to get there have, in the past, been sabotaged by both disorganization and sloppy time-use habits. We're much better organized now, and time use is getting to be one of my (our) fortés lately, or so it seems...so this should be a self-eliminating problem.
Troy
Here's the scoop. I am determined to get the family to church on time (meaning pre-service prayer) , at least 90% of the time (hey, a ninety is an "A" in school, right?)--but my wife works third shift and often has trouble sleeping, and it's hard to get the rest of the family going. Here's what I think my responsibility in all of this is:
1. Stress the importance of it in daily conversation for a while...get my wife and daughter thinking about this.
2. Ask for their suggestions, then IMPLEMENT whatever they plan.
3. Get everybody moving earlier (even though I don't know so long as they do to be ready) and gently remind.
4. Subtley check the night before to be sure that the things they need are, in fact, available (stockings, hair brush, clean outfits).
5. To pray and seek the Lord for answers and for His blessing on my efforts at the above.
I think our efforts to get there have, in the past, been sabotaged by both disorganization and sloppy time-use habits. We're much better organized now, and time use is getting to be one of my (our) fortés lately, or so it seems...so this should be a self-eliminating problem.
Troy


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