Family Time...

Tim & I, the boys, and my parents

"What are your favorite family activities and how do you find the quality family time?
And if you don’t have quality family time, how do you make up for it? What challenges do you face?"

Here's the thing. If you don't MAKE quality family time... you won't have quality family time. It really is that simple.

We're guilty of not making time... it's easy to do. We get busy on our renovations at home or at the church...and oops! There goes family time. But if I have learned anything in my adventures raising four boys, it's how to say no to good things.

Is helping out the church good and right? Of course it is. BUT! Not if I am having to sacrifice my family to do it. What does that teach your kids? There is a difference between teaching them that church is important (ie. going to church as a family, participating in activities that bring you closer together as a family) and teaching them that church is the MOST important. Being really involved doesn't make you closer to God.

But, I Digress......

How do WE spend quality time together? We read books, go on bike rides, wrestle, and just hang out together. Tim and I hardly do anything without the kids. (seriously... we NEED a cheap babysitter. haha. But... seriously!) We figure once the kids are older we will have more time to give to things that are important to us .

Unfortunately, we live in a world that doesn't value family time. You have to take it!

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