"Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith and prayer."
This chapter talked all about restoring faith back into the family unit. I think that this is something that needs to become a priority in everyone's life during this time in the world. I know so many people who are quickly loosing faith in the marriage and family. I have friends who refuse to get married, refuse to have children, and refuse to create a family of their own, all due to the facts of bad experiences, the responsibilities, and the finances. I seriously have watched the family unit lose its popularity with my generation day by day. There are so many reasons and excuses why people are not interested in having their own spouse and family. Personally, I know that these people are missing out. Missing out on the joys and happiness that come with children, and the love of your life by you side through thick and thin. Just the other day, I was speaking with my grandmother who told me, "The more children you have, the happier you will be." She had six kids, and would have had even more if her husband did not pass away so soon. My mother agreed with this statement, and said that it proves to be true because she had six kids too and is pretty dang happy!
I was able to work on something that helped me strengthen my own family this week based on my readings. I was able to work on having family dinner more often. Now, if you know my husband, you know how busy he always is. He is always running off to a new soccer game, working, or sleeping. He is one busy guy. I am busy as well, working full time, and going to school full time also, so needless to say, we do not always have a lot of time for family dinner in the kitchen, sitting down around the table, enjoying our "free" time. Yeah, that doesn't happen a lot for us. So I decided to make a goal to plan dinners! Sunday nights will now become the dinner planning/scheduling meeting between my husband and me. I have a planner and a wall calendar that will help me stay organized and stay on schedule.
I wanted to share some of my suggestions that have helped me plan more meals for my husband and me. Pintrest has become my new best friend once again, there are so many hidden gems on that sight that can help any woman become a superstar.
The first thing I found was meal templates. You can simply print out some cute meal templates that will remind you what is for dinner each day, or you can pair it with a craft and make a whole project out of it. Here is the sight I looked at and found some ideas from, http://www.pinterest.com/explore/meal-planning-templates/
Now for me and my husband, we always have problem with making way too much food for just the two of us, and we are not big on left overs. Pintrest has a solution! We can type in 'meals for two' or 'easy dinner for two' and problem solved! If you have a family of 4, 8, 10, 12 or more, just type it into Pintrest and you'll find what you need!
Dinner time is so important. Everyone deserves a nice meal and some good company to end the day with, so don't neglect it. Include the kids and let them take part. Pintrest has suggestions for that too! Get everyone involved and make it a weekly routine! You will be able to watch relationships flourish within your own family. Some of my favorite memories with my sisters, brothers, and parents have occurred in our family kitchen, working together to create a great meal and then enoying it around the table!
So, check out Pintrest and get a head start on family dinners. Make it goal, and then make it habit. Make it a priority. Family dinners will make such a difference in the life of every family member! So get to the kitchen and start cooking!
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