First, let me say how sorry I am that this month is so delayed. It is because of a good thing. I obtained one of my goals and I have been working on that project but I did not forget about the Divas.
This month continues the series on Balancing Your Life. We will be concentrating on Family. Family should be one of our top priorities yet so many people put their family on the "back burner" so to speak. Then one day they look up and the children are grown and/or they have no communication or established relationships. Alot of people say to themselves "I have time or maybe tomorrow" instead of realizing life is short and fast.
I can not stress the importance of taking "quality" time with your family whether it is just you and your partner or you and your children or a complete family with two parents and children. Everyone needs and wants attention and want to feel love and even needed. Are you devoting enough time to your family?
Post the things that you do with your family. You may have suggestions that others could use. Post things that are free or inexpensive so that others that may be on a tight budget may benefit from.
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I was a single parent for most of the time as my children grew up so with one income I did what I could. One of the things I tried to always do was to keep track of their interests and when rewarding or gifting them I would give something from one of their interest. For instance, my son growing up was a NBA Atlanta Hawk fan. Anything Dominique Wilkins #21was all right with him. While my daughter was always into the books and her studies. She wasn't a girlie girl but she had her share of dolls, tea sets, Suze Homemaker oven and cooking utenils.
They mostly had their own rooms with their own stuff. I must say that God has blessed us as a family. We went on family vacations and just hung out with each other and to this day still do and they are grown.
The three of us are very close. We have our moments like all families but we deeply love each other and our connection can not be broken.
They have given me 4 beautiful grand-daughters which I love so very much and we all have a great relationship. I have a room called the "grandkids room" where all the kids know it is theirs and everything in the room from tv, computer, to games are for them and them alone.
Some of the things we did that was free or very inexpensive was...
1. Play board games and/or card games
2. My daughter and I had "Mother/Daughter" days or Beauty Shop days where we did each other hair and nails.
3. Rent movies and cooked popcorn like we were at the show.
4. Have "Football Parties" where we get together and watch any game and cook hot wings and have snacks like it was the Superbowl.
The important thing is that you spend time together and even if you do not have money to spend make everything about being together and loving each other.
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