Hey Parents,
Wanted to share a few notes with you today!
1. We have a 5th Quarter tonight at the church FLC from 10:00 - 12:00 following the high school football games. We'll be providing free pizza, music, and school vs. school dodgeball! It's just a great opportunity for your kids to bring a friend and just come and hang out! If students can't stay the full time, that's all good too....come for as long as you want!
2. Last Sunday night we started our Bible studies for guys/girls on Sunday nights @ 6 PM. We had a great group of girls with a total of 12 and we're looking to add even more this week! However, on the other hand, our guys group only had 1 student show up.....1. That's pretty sad. We hope that our guys will step up this week and show up! The girls group meets over at mine and Crystal's house while the guys meet over at Josh the Intern's house.
3. Our Focus downpayment is due this Sunday! You can sign up online at the website at fbcgoodlettsville.com. A down payment of $50 is required to hold your students spot with the remainder of the $35 balance due at the end of October. If you have any questions about our Focus weekend (November 11-13) please contact us at the church and let us know!
Also wanted to share this with you today....have a great Friday!
Staying on Task: Creating a Family Plan
Just seeing the word "schedule" may evoke feelings of anxiety for many parents. It's a struggle to create, let alone maintain, a systematic routine for our households. However, with devotion and inspiration, the investment can yield great benefits for a family.
Creating a visible chore list and mentally sorting through the logistics of their completion, force us to prioritize. And by realistically distinguishing between the "must haves" and the "bonus" accomplishments in a given period, we allow participating family members to develop a healthy sense of what's important and what's not.
Set Aside Time for Schedule Development
Set an appointment with a scratch pad and pencil or in front of an Excel spreadsheet. List all the "chores" or tasks that need to be accomplished in any given period, assigning family members various tasks or chores. Whereas every family member may be assigned a smilier task (making their own bed), split other household responsibilities according to ability and availability. Incorporate developmental goals into a student's chores.
The five year old may be charged with cutting coupons from a presorted stack of flyers, simultaneously allowing them to improve their fine motor skills.
And the seven year old can load the dishwater, learning how to sort and arrange items.
The bigger weekly chores may be assigned to the busy teenager, developing their own time management skills.
And for the tween or teen exhibiting leadership capability and desire, appoint them to select and share a weekly scripture for family devotion.
Think Big Picture
I encourage you to possibly come up with a family mission statement. Your mission will ultimately shape your reaction to a number of anticipated life situations. And while having a pre-defined purpose won't make life easier, it will remove some ambiguity amidst hard decisions.
A similar parallel exists in how we budget our time. When we step back and ask "is this time investment in life with our family mission?" we become more purposed in our daily life. Creating a master plan allows us to naturally weave the family mission into the family schedule.
Whether earmarking a period for our own personal renewal or arranging for the family's participation in an outside service project, without any pre-planning, those things typically don't happen. Giving the forethought to creating a family schedule allows us to live each day with greater confidence and purpose!
Heffe
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