This is a old picture of the 7 joys of my life Akie is only 17 in this pic and he is now 6'2. George is now 5'10 Gio 6'5 and Nate 6' Sam is now 5'5 Angel is about 5 and CandiAms is taller I'm not sure how much taller. Being a single parent is not all about drama and school, home work, your work. This pic still living in a apartment and on our way to church, for me keeping the kids as close to God as a possibly can is important it teaches good morals the importance of patience, humility, loving kindness, sharing, forgiveness and sacrifice. There are people out there that thinks that is cornie or baloney but it works for me and I would recommend it to others.
Now there are other thinks that are out there that can make an impact on people’s lives that can give them all that I just mentioned but I find introducing your family to spirituality impacts your life on a very special level that is hard to put into words.
There is in home drama, school, home work our job or jobs girlfriends boyfriend but then there is entertainment, with having a family of this size or any size one thing is for sure we need to keep our children entertained and at a cost we can afford, here are a few ideas.
Once per month I go to the dollar store and buy a few packs of balloons, candies, and toys then I get a couple of cake mix and icing. I fill the balloons with water and the kids play water balloon fight, I hide the candies and we play scavenger hunt. I bake the cakes and they do a cake eating contest. I some times do a egg and spoon run or a sack race. When the day is over they are busted and so am I so we all get a good night sleep some times we end it with us all in the same room watching tv till we are out.
I discovered when my children were grown that they remembered the times we shared together playing and laughing together as a family rather than the times I had money and treated them to shopping trips or amusement parks.
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as a poor family when you have each other.
You have a lovely family.