One thing that characterises our family is that we can start many things but are not that good at finishing the things we've started. This is something that we are committed to changing. There has been a certain recognition between Marcel and myself that we don't allow enough time for a new change to become a habit before taking on another new thing. So starting in July, each month we are focusing in on one new thing and being totally committed to making that become a fixture in our day to day routine.

So our first 'one thing' is family devotionals. We talked over what might work best and I suggested how about we do it first thing in the morning. Oh my goodness, even now I can't really believe that I put that suggestion forward but I knew it was one of the only ways it was going to happen consistantly. My picture of this time was to see Marcel leading the devotional time and I was really grateful when he agreed to leave for work later in the morning so that he could be there to lead his family. So, by nothing other than God's grace, we have been getting up at 7am monday to friday for the month of July to have our family time with the Lord.

What a wonderful blessing this has been! We are reading through the Bible using an abridged chronological guide and each day we read a chapter which we then talk about and apply to ourselves and our day. We also spend time praying. And the best part of doing this is our morning devotionals are now a regular part of our family lifestyle!