I love my family and I wanted to spend time with them. And I know all of us loves our family and wants to be together all the time. But with all the busyness of our lives and our jobs and other priorities, we sometimes miss out time with our family. Some parents devote so much time on working that time with family is neglected. Others are working away from family that precious moments with kids are not enjoyed together. And some families due to health, financial or other reasons don’t have quality time with one another.
TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY IS WORTH EVERY SECOND.
I feel so blessed to have my whole family beside me. But sometimes, time that kids need are still hard to squeeze in with our time. That’s why i think giving time with family is so much important. We have to be intentional about it and really do it. Kids wont be kids forever, and if we missed the opportunity to spend time with them when they’re young, i think we’ll miss a lot.
IN A FAMILY LOVE IS SPELLED T-I-M-E
And i think spending time with family doesn’t mean we need a lot of money to do it. We don’t need to bring them expensive places just to make them happy. I’ve noticed that kids are always happy when family is together, no matter where you bring them.
Here are some ideas that I think a family can spend time together.
- Eat dinner together. Plan to come home early to enjoy a great meal with the family. Eating together and sharing good conversation makes great a family time.
- Go to church together. Set a time off from work and go to church together. This builds strong faith and strong attachment to family.
- Pray together. Pray with your kids and wife together. Like what we always hear ” Family that prays together, stays together”.
- Watch Movie. Watching movie together creates a good bond with family.
- Play Puzzle. A great family time assembling jigsaw puzzle.
- Walking/Biking. Ride a bike or walk along with your family.
- Read a book. Read a bed time story to your kids or spend time with family in the library.
- Bring your kids to school. When you got time, drop off or pick your kid from school.
- Plan a monthly outing. Think of a new place to visit and involve the whole family in planning.
- Bring your son/daughter on a date. They feel so much special when you bring them out.
- Connect with your teen. Chat with your teenager and get to know his friends. Get involve in teen activities.
- Volunteer together. Great time to be together and be involved in helping others.
- Send a message. If you don’t get to see family members in morning or night, leave a message or send a text message.
- Create a group chat. Family members or relatives that are far away can still enjoy chatting together.
- Fix things together. Kids love fixing things or building stuff, spend time building with them.
- Put away the phone. When with family, put phone to silent mode or airplane mode specially on meal time. Give undivided attention to family.
- Share meal together. Organize a monthly meal time with family and relatives. Make sure that there are regular occasions when you see each other and spend time together.
- Take up new class/hobby. Learn something together and interact with each other.
- Exercise together. Improve your health while spending quality time with each other.
- Celebrate and appreciate each other. Remember important family events and make time to greet and attend celebrations to support each other.
There will be so much time that you can add on the list to enjoy family together. But the important thing is you spend time with them on a daily basis. Think, plan and do spend the moments together. You may not do all of these but you can choose 1 or 2 depending on your family needs.
A FAMILY IS NOT AN IMPORTANT THING, IT IS EVERYTHING.
DON’T SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME CHASING MATERIALS THINGS OR MONEY OR ACHIEVEMENTS. SPEND YOUR TIME WITH THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVE, YOUR FAMILY.
