I was reading a blog I really like, it is http://thehomespunheart.blogspot.com. She was talking about having a morning routine. Yes my children are older 20, and away at college, 17 a senior in high school and 13 and in middle school. But since my children were born I have always had a morning routine. I know it is sometimes hard to get out of bed and get your day started when you were up most the night with a baby or sick child. But, it is so important to keep on a routine. It makes for a more peaceful and enjoyable morning. My kids are still kind of on a routine. They get up the same time everyday. They know when they wake I will be up and ready for our day. Alyssa always knows she can call bright and early because I will be up. Our days usually go a little like this:4:45 ~ wake; devotions
5:15 ~ check e-mail; look at favorite blogs; start laundry
5:45 ~ make bed; pick up house
6:00 ~ shower ready for work
6:30 ~ fix breakfast for Courtney and Ryan
6:45 ~ Wake Courtney; Ryan up on own
7:20 ~ Kids off to school
7:20 ~ Finish picking up house; clean the kitchen
7:45 ~ I walk to work
That is pretty much it. No matter what age your children are it is nice to have a routine. It makes mornings run so much nicer. So that is one thing I do to keep our home running smoothly.
Crystal
