I came across this quote this morning by Sally Clarkson, author of Educating the Wholehearted Child. It served as a good "refocusing" on priorities for me as we start the new semester!
“Often, I find that in the absence of a clear enough vision for their children and homes, mothers replace conviction and vision with lots of activities and distractions for their children. This hyper-activity and rushing around to an endless list of expensive lessons and experiences and the buying of the newest expensive curriculum and technological options make moms feel like they are accomplishing something. However, when the home-life of children is rich with excellent, classic literature, passionate Biblical devotions, rousing dinner-table discussions around sumptuous, tasty meals, lots of love and affection given and household chores attended to—a child will become committed to all that is good and excellent and develop a moral and compassionate soul for all the divinely important values.”
Lord, help me to set my priorities in the right order...yours! Help me to choose good books for the girls and I to read together. Gather us around the dinner table for great conversation centered on You. Help us to focus on the direction You have for our lives.
