Even as I write this blog, I am sitting in a villa on vacation! Vacation time with a family is critical for keeping the family balance.
Most times in a family, a large family especially, there are so many day to day tasks that come up that it seems very hard for one to stop it all and take a vacation. But it is, to me, a very necessary thing for all members of the family. One person told me this a while ago, and it really stuck with me - "If you work hard, you've got to play hard!" When you are person dedicated to work, when it is time to work, you also have to operate with the same commitment when it comes time to "play". A family needs their down time in order to recuperate from the everyday life mode. My Pastor (http://www.bishopwomack.com) even reminded me of this before - even God took time to rest! And if God needed rest, how much more do we.
So, the subject of this blog is really to encourage you to take that time of rest. It is good for the entire family. So what, you may miss out on making a few extra bucks on some deal... you will be better suited to more than make up for it after coming back from a vacation and will make even that much more. Vacation time even rests your mind and gives you a chance to reflect on some things and better prepare yourself mentally for what is coming up.
And speaking of the family, vacation time helps to strengthen the bond of the family unit. Time spent away from everyone else, but just enjoying each other and the time spent together goes a long way. During regular, everyday activities, many times a family each has their separate things doing, but the vacation time gets everybody on the same page of just enjoying themselves.
So, invest some time with your family. Enjoy the treasure that you already have in your family. Capture the present moment before it is too late and you wish that you spent more enjoyable time with them.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Healthy Family... Happy Family
Overall health is another factor in the happiness of an individual. Think about it, when something isn't feeling right in your body - your whole demeanor usually is off. Even a toothache, something as small as a tooth, can make you want to curl up and pull your whole mouth out!
A healthy family is another key to a family unit being happy. Health is often underrated. It definitely contibutes to the dynamics of a family. We have come to find that with so many children, it is imperative that we have good health. Having even only one child (out of our eight) that is not well will affect the whole family. It limits what the entire family can do because attention has to be given to even one child who may not feel well.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Making sure we do what we can to maintain good health is what helps to keep us happy as a family. We are pro-active in our health. Eating the right foods even when everything is going fine, and limiting the unhealthy foods (even though they may be tasty). We have even started to incorporate raw foods into our nutrition and have even just ventured into a new business partnership due to this (http://www.solfoodcafe.com). Health is better maintained rather than trying to get it back again.
A healthy family is another key to a family unit being happy. Health is often underrated. It definitely contibutes to the dynamics of a family. We have come to find that with so many children, it is imperative that we have good health. Having even only one child (out of our eight) that is not well will affect the whole family. It limits what the entire family can do because attention has to be given to even one child who may not feel well.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Making sure we do what we can to maintain good health is what helps to keep us happy as a family. We are pro-active in our health. Eating the right foods even when everything is going fine, and limiting the unhealthy foods (even though they may be tasty). We have even started to incorporate raw foods into our nutrition and have even just ventured into a new business partnership due to this (http://www.solfoodcafe.com). Health is better maintained rather than trying to get it back again.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Family Values
Not exactly the standard usage of the term "family values", but here is what I mean...
A family, whether it's a husband, wife and/or children, are not granted to everyone. There are many, many people out there that would love to have someone to come home to, to snuggle close to in bed, to talk to when there's a problem, to share joys with, to laugh at a funny joke, to watch a movie together with, to watch as they grow and mature, to be proud of their accomplishments, to discipline them when they do wrong, to see them start their own family, and so on and so on and so on... There are sooooooooooo many benefits to family life that it would be too much to list them all.
A family, whether it's a husband, wife and/or children, are not granted to everyone. There are many, many people out there that would love to have someone to come home to, to snuggle close to in bed, to talk to when there's a problem, to share joys with, to laugh at a funny joke, to watch a movie together with, to watch as they grow and mature, to be proud of their accomplishments, to discipline them when they do wrong, to see them start their own family, and so on and so on and so on... There are sooooooooooo many benefits to family life that it would be too much to list them all.
My point in this blog is that we really need to value family and what we have. Too often we don't see the value in something we already have... until it is no longer available to us. There's a saying - "The grass is always greener on the other side." We seem to think things that we don't really know about are better off than what we have. We need to really learn how to appreciate the family that we have and value them.
This is one principle I could share to having a Dynamic Family ~ Recognizing the value of the family you already have!
This is one principle I could share to having a Dynamic Family ~ Recognizing the value of the family you already have!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
A Dynamic Beginning
My wife and I have been married for just about 15 years now and have been blessed with 8 wonderful children ~ 5 boys and 3 girls.
It has been placed on our hearts to write about the challenges and victories of marriage as well as raising children what we consider the right way and which has proven succesful for us. While we all must realize that every family is different, there are some common, fundamental principles which I believe can be followed to achieve successful results across the board.
This is the mission of this blog, to discuss several principles that can help families all over. Share encouraging stories as well as learn from challenges and disappontments in life.
That was just my introduction as we begin this journey....
PRINCIPLE- Have Common Ground. There must be a some common ground of beliefs that the family adheres to in order for there to be unity in the home. This is vital for the success of the family unit. I, being of a "Christian" faith, follow those guidelines in my home. It helps us all to be on the same page when there is any issue because we all are "playing by the same rule book". Imagine playing a game with a close friend and you are playing basketball and he is playing football. When you shoot the hoop in the basket, he runs with the ball to the other end and screams TOUCHDOWN because you didn't tackle him. When you come together and show each other the rules of your games there would obviously be confusion because according to each other you're playing by the rules of your game. This is what I mean in the family unit there must be some common ground. When something comes up, which there always will be, then you can look to the rules for the game of life you've decided to play. And you need all of the family members to be playing the same game otherwise there will be confusion and no common understanding can ever truly be reached. "Christianity" is my choice due to how I was raised as a child, and what rule book you decide to play by is your choice, but make sure everyone in the family is clear as to the rules each are to follow.
As always, if you have any comments feel free to post them,and you can call me at (973) 337-2881. Also, my email is info@photocollageboards.com or visit our website which will be up shortly at www.photocollageboards.com.
It has been placed on our hearts to write about the challenges and victories of marriage as well as raising children what we consider the right way and which has proven succesful for us. While we all must realize that every family is different, there are some common, fundamental principles which I believe can be followed to achieve successful results across the board.
This is the mission of this blog, to discuss several principles that can help families all over. Share encouraging stories as well as learn from challenges and disappontments in life.
That was just my introduction as we begin this journey....
PRINCIPLE- Have Common Ground. There must be a some common ground of beliefs that the family adheres to in order for there to be unity in the home. This is vital for the success of the family unit. I, being of a "Christian" faith, follow those guidelines in my home. It helps us all to be on the same page when there is any issue because we all are "playing by the same rule book". Imagine playing a game with a close friend and you are playing basketball and he is playing football. When you shoot the hoop in the basket, he runs with the ball to the other end and screams TOUCHDOWN because you didn't tackle him. When you come together and show each other the rules of your games there would obviously be confusion because according to each other you're playing by the rules of your game. This is what I mean in the family unit there must be some common ground. When something comes up, which there always will be, then you can look to the rules for the game of life you've decided to play. And you need all of the family members to be playing the same game otherwise there will be confusion and no common understanding can ever truly be reached. "Christianity" is my choice due to how I was raised as a child, and what rule book you decide to play by is your choice, but make sure everyone in the family is clear as to the rules each are to follow.
As always, if you have any comments feel free to post them,and you can call me at (973) 337-2881. Also, my email is info@photocollageboards.com or visit our website which will be up shortly at www.photocollageboards.com.
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