I am not a morning person, but having so many kids, I don't have much choice but to get up earlier than I'd like to. Well, I don't want to be grouchy with the kids, or give them the idea that mornings are not to be spent pleasantly amongst ourselves, so I have tried to do things like sing cute songs while making breakfast, "When birds wake up in the morning, they always say 'Good day'...they say "chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp", that is what they say" - and so that song goes. The kids love it, they like to tell me what animals, and people in our house say when they wake up. My mom sang that with me when I was a little girl, and I loved it, too.
Beyond just being cheerful, though, I want to raise my kids to love God, and to put Him first all the time in their lives. So, an idea that I feel came from God, was for us to do worship together in the mornings after breakfast. The older ones go get dressed and such while the younger ones finish eating, and then we all come together in the living room and sing a few songs together. We've made up some songs about how we only want Jesus living in us and some others. We sing Joy, joy, joy and Jesus Loves Me. We spend a few minutes praying together, asking God to help us with our day, to do our best in everything, etc. And the thing I find is that on the days we don't do this part of our routine, there tends to be more stress and bickering, etc. So, it's a lesson for Mommy as well as for the kids : Want a great start to the day? Start with God. As my friend said the other day, He's better than Frosted Flakes. hehe
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