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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Protecting Family time


Not just in theory. We all know this but it is easier said than done. You have to work at this. I think the bare minimum is one day and one evening. If your lives are as busy as most, this takes planning and commitment.
  • Start by working a month in advance. As a family select a day and an evening (beginning with supper) for that week.
  • Enter these in your PDA/calendar
  • (I think I've mentioned before that I used a paper PDA – Daytimer – because if it bounced out of my pocket in an impromptu volleyball game, it didn't break and lose all my appointments. I also have a retrievable record of where I was when, how long and with whom.)
  • When someone comes rushing up to you and says: “Everybody's leaving the youth group and we're all going to die if we don't have a meeting on Wednesday” you can say (calmly and sympathetically) “Hmmm, well, I've got a prior engagement on Wednesday, but I can clear my calendar on Thursday” (You are not required to tell them what you are doing on Wednesday.)
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