MYM Challenge - Conclusion

So, I have spent the last month or so trying to maximize my mornings.  I love mornings and I need to make them count.  I need to spend time in the Word.  I’ve tried to get up before my family but I am finding that is not working for me.

This month has not been a waste.  Even though I’ve decided I’m not going to push myself to get up before my family, I have decided that if I do happen to be up, I am going to use that time to dig and to read and to study.  I am not going to waste that time online.  This last month I have read more scripture than I had in the previous 2 or 3 months combined.

I have found and developed a plan that works for my family for this time in our lives.  I will get up when I get up.  I will spend some time in the Word.  We will eat breakfast and clean up.  Then we will go for a walk to get the mail.  When we get back from that we will start some school work.  Then lunch.  Then clean up.  And naps.  And tidy up.  And supper and baths and bed.

I will continue to get more out of my mornings as my family changes and grows.  I will not give up on getting into the Word and exercising.  I will start getting up before my family in the near future.  I am making the effort.  And effort will bring changes.

Here are some tips from the ebook for a more successful start to your day:

1. Start simple. My “start simple” is to do just what I’m currently doing – doing what works for my family at this point in time.
2. No excuses.  My level of “no excuses” right now includes getting up, grabbing some water and reading my Bible/devotional book.  That is what I want my morning to start with each day.  If I have more time, I want to include some further reading and deeper studying.
3. Prepare.  To prepare, each night I need to lay out my clothing (happens most evenings) and my books.
4. Get uncomfortable.  I get out of bed and that is as uncomfortable as it gets.  I can’t stay in bed or curl up on the couch.  I read at my desk or at the dining room table.  If I do these things anywhere else my two year old wakes.  If the children are already awake, I don’t fall back to sleep anyway.
5. Plan.  I like to plan.  It is the follow through that I struggle with each day.

So even though I don’t have a set time that I will be getting up, I do have a plan and I am getting as much out of my wake up time as possible.

 

Still diggin',