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Schedule PLEEEEEEASSEEE! by Cindy Rushton

Schedule PLEEEEEEASSEEE!

Help!! I Don’t Know Where to Begin???

By Cindy Rushton

What about setting up a schedule that can really be done??? Need tips for setting up a schedule THE EASY WAY!  Ready?  Here are some quick tips for you to consider in your quiet time:

©    Look at your life…What is going on?  What is your husband’s schedule?  What are each of your children needing?  How much CAN you balance and still be effective?  What is most important for each and every day—to help meet your goals, to help you teach the most needed studies, to help you balance teaching each of your children?

©    What are your goals…What is most important for your family?  Where do you want to be next—potty training? Obedience? Reading? Writing without tears?  Multiplication tables?  What do you need to help you reach your goals? 

©    What does EACH child need?  To learn to read? Write? Play? Chores?  Time to research a topic of interest? Let this be the “main thing” until they “get it.”

©    What needs to be done each day?  Think through and possibly discuss with your husband what YOUR family “should” get done in a day.  Harold and I decided that our priority was for the following to be done EVERY DAY: Quiet-times, Chores, Table-time, Family time, Free time to pursue interests, Ministry/Business/Apprenticeships, and Read Alouds.  Having a general idea of what we found to be MOST important helped us to relax when we had “interruptions” and “distractions” that are inevitable in a real home.  On those WONDERFUL days (don’t think there are MANY of those in one year!), we can get up earlier and get all done early in the day, allowing more time for Family Time and Free Time.  On those days that the morning is shorter than desired, we can roll into the basic frame work without stress and frustration throwing us off.  Oh! We also have our family schedule flexible in consideration to our traveling schedule and Harold’s always changing work schedule.  Look at what needs to be done and how it can RELIABLY be accomplished in a day. SCHEDULE in those naps…plenty of play time…and most importantly, your quiet time!

©    Most importantly! Go to God and see what HIS priorities are for each and every day! Everything can be on paper and still not work. If there is one thing that I have learned DEEPLY this year it is that each day is truly the Lord’s day. He has a perfect schedule for  each day. While He wants for us to have our days ordered, He still wants complete surrender to Him for those days that He has a special “lesson” for our whole family (including MOM!) to learn! Sooo, most importantly go to God each and every day with your schedule on the altar! You will have the best year yet!

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