1. We attend a study group on Friday mornings at the church. Since we’ve gotten the cow, I just haven’t been able to get there on time, but last week, I was tasked with the leadership responsibilities. I had breakfast made and in the oven before going out to milk. We had all of our farm chores done by 7:45. By the time we got back in, 9 year old Delaney had all the little ones dressed and fed and ready to go. In the end, thanks to some great teamwork…we made it to the church on time!
2. I invited people over! We had tea yesterday with an older lady from church and the girls’ sweet friend will be sleeping over next Friday night. Sometimes, I get so caught up in my own to-do list, I forget to make time for other people.
3. I got the chicken coop tidied up, laying down a bag of pine shavings, for their deodorizing qualities, and half a bale of straw. There’s fresh straw in the nest boxes and the feeders are a little more elevated to, hopefully, reduce waste. The water is up, too, so that they don’t scratch all that fresh straw into the trough. Most importantly, I found a board to put across the threshold so that they can’t scratch all that new bedding OUT, which they are very wont to do. (Our chicken coop door is the slightly rotted front door of our house, which was replaced some months ago.)
“Sometimes, I get so caught up in my own to-do list, I forget to make time for other people.”
One of my greatest faults!
PS Your chaplet is in the mail.
I hope I can join you in being on time next week. We have activities planned with other families four out of five days next week and won’t be able to lounge around in the morning like we have been. Hmmm, and I don’t even have a cow to milk. Yet.
I’m so excited about the chaplet, Barbara! I didn’t even know I won.
Good luck, Kansas Mom. I’m a homebody AND an introvert, so I’d be hating life by the end of a week like that.
I like the socializing, but I hate the traveling back and forth. I’ll be glad when the week is over. I think the kids will have a great week, though, if I can keep it together.
I’m with you on #2. Well said.