I have heard from you. Many of you want to be radical by getting in the Word and spending time in prayer. You want to make this a summer of One Thing. The question is: How do I find time? I know it can be hard to find time in your day to brush your teeth, let alone soak up His Word. So, here is just one idea. It may work for you, and it may not. It is just something that is working really well for us right now!
As soon as my friend, Beth, pinned this idea from Traci at Beneath My Heart, I knew I had to give it a try. She had this great idea of setting up stations for your kids to rotate through {separately} to give you a little breathing room. Go here to read her awesome post!
We have nicknamed it, Rotation Station Day here, and the kids beg for it!
Here is how we set it up at our house:
Station 1: TV {kids pick a DVD to watch for 30 minutes}:
Station 2: Crafting or Playing Quietly {Legos, Drawing, Games, any crafts}:
Station 3: Music {piano for Hannah, guitar for Britton, Hudson listens to music and the twins dance around to their favorite VBS songs!}:
Station 4: Listen to a book on the iPod {here Britton is listening to The Call of the Wild}:
And this is what I do: an extended time in the Word and prayer. Ahhhh. Really refreshing. {And, yes, I have to let other things go in order to preserve this time as a time of refreshment.}
We have done this twice a week for two weeks now. I set the timer for 30 minutes and then spend a few minutes helping everyone get settled in their new station.
Also, in the afternoon, while the twins rest, the older kids also rotate through reading, computer time, and writing.
I hope this helps and encourages you to come up with an idea that works for you! What ideas or thoughts do you have to share?
Thanks for visiting! I invite you to subscribe to Grace Full Mama here:
