We live in a busy where with hundreds of different distractions
everyday pulling us in all directions. Even as a stay at home parent it can be
a challenge to find some down time just to take a break and focus on some inner
meditation. I am not talking hyper spiritual people of the earth kind of stuff,
but rather just doing something else for a little while to maintain sanity.
Golf, hunting, and shopping are among the first few hobbies
coming to my mind which someone might be able to use for down time. It is
important for you as well as your children for you to have some time to balance
out all of life’s troubles and worry’s with some plain fun. Fun is allowed,
even among Bible believing people. I never see anything wrong with a good
laugh, a good wholesome activity, we all need that in order to not get completely
lost in the low hum of society.
You may find it hard to get away when you really need to,
because even when you are not in the middle of screaming children or a part
time job on the side, life just doesn’t allow too much time for anything else.
Stay at home dads are not any different in their needs to get out and do
something. The house is also the work place, and even the occasional trip to
the yard doesn’t help.
Time for myself, has for the greater majority of the time
been either during a closing shift on a slow night, or if I am blessed enough
to get all the children to sleep while driving around town. Sometimes even
something as simple as a chocolate milkshake is a sweet taste of something different
and pleasurable to take my mind away from chaos. And yes raising children even
with all the planning and practice is still a bit overwhelming. Sometimes the
greatest moments of relaxation are those moments after everyone in the house is
asleep and I can hear myself think.
Give your thoughts to the Lord, allow Him to fill you with
peace and hope in every difficult moment. You see there is something about
having every moment with the kids being a teachable moment. More often than
not, I am the one learning. He is using the very words I say to my kids to
remind me of the very things He has taught me before. ‘Why don’t you just
listen the first time”. “That will only end in you hurting yourself and no one
will be happy.” So on and I am sure you have your own. If I jotted down all of
them, no one would want to take the time to read them all.
So take some time for yourself, every day or at least once a
week. Also take some time for you and your spouse. They are your partner in
this parenting world and deserve attention, respect, and admiration. You will
never be working as hard as you think you are. Show your kids what it means to
be an adult because you set the example for them to follow. Our next generation
needs to know it is okay to spend a little time away, it is good to have some
fun, and you can never invest to much in time spent with loved ones.
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