Are you hurting your family?

Are you hurting your family?
Three steps to safeguarding your family...
Are you hurting your family?
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If you're like me, working 2 jobs, volunteering for civic events, attending (and trying to support) your local church, by the time you get to hearth and home, you're pooped!

How do you solve this problem? I know your family is important to you, but they're also understanding of your situation, and as a result you often take advantage of that fact!

What to do?

Well, first you need to realize that you DO sometime take your family for granted; having made that first step, you can only go forward...

STEP ONE:
Make whatever you do is FUN! Never lose sight of that fact - for example, if you decide to send your spouse flowers, candy, or balloons, DON'T include your name.
Instead, send it "From a secret admirer"...and on the way home, pick up a romantic card, and sign it the same way.
You'll like the result!

Set aside 30 minutes every day to help your spouse and children in some way...you can cook dinner (something you LIKE to cook), play video games, or just take a WALK together!

STEP TWO:
Find out what is IMPORTANT to your family!
Do it casually, so you won't be noticed, or suspected in any way.
If you find your spouse likes pewter tea sets, buy one; then hide it somewhere, leaving little notes (5 or 6), each one leaving hints to the next note - the final note giving away the gift's hiding place!

STEP THREE:
Make it a habit - your family is the MOST IMPORTANT thing in your life, right?

Then let your actions SHOW that fact...by making their happiness important, they'll FEEL important!

And it'll all be because of YOU!

You ARE the most important thing to your spouse - they MARRIED you, you know...and if you've made misstakes, they'll love you through them!

Just keep letting them know you care - it's a FULLTIME job, but it can be FUN, too!

One more thing - never forget just how special you are! Special to your family, your friends, and ESPECIALLY to GOD!