Planning

One thing that I have really learned these past few mommying years is the importance of planning. I think this is a lesson that I have learned over and over again, but I am finally getting it. It's easy to make a plan in your head, but to actually obtain that goal takes a lot more effort. This year as one of my many new years resolutions I have made a goal to be a little bit more organized, in many areas of my life. One specifically though is our Family Home Evening lessons. We have always been pretty good about doing FHE but alot of the times they were just kind of thrown together last minute or maybe a lesson was skipped and we ended up at the ice cream store. So I knew something had to change. I have tried a bazillion different systems or ways to go about our FHE but I think I FINALLY found the way that will work for our family. I love the idea of having my whole year planned out for FHE lessons but I also hate that idea because life happens and along the way I think that there are different lessons that need to be taught at different times. So We decided that Each Monday night in the month has a designated lesson. So here is how we roll, the 1st monday is a scripture story the 2nd monday is a family need, the 3rd monday is a Jesus story, the 4th Monday is family fun night, and if there is a 5th Monday it is a service project. This has worked so well for us for the past 2 months. I love having a plan more or less. I am always trying to be creative about the different scriptures stories we are teaching or on a family need night I love really putting some thought into what do our kids need to hear. I think this will eventually become a habit for us and as the kids get older and are able to start helping in the planning I think it will be good for them to study the scriptures and to find stories that they know and want to share or learn about. I love family home evening. I love the spirit I feel as we are all cuddled together learning and playing together. And I love just knowing that We are being obedient to the counsel that we were given. I think the times that FHE is the hardest are the times that we are not committed to the concept or the times where there is not a plan. I have learned it doesn't have to be extravagant it doesn't have to be long, it just has to be done to show the kids our commitment to them and to our Heavenly Father.