I was at a birthday party recently where a couple of the moms were talking. One mom mentioned that she was starting her children 11 and 13 on chores. The other mom thought that this was entirely to late to start them out on chores. She already had her 4 and 5 year old doing them daily.
I thought about this conversation again today as I was struggling with my own morning routine that seemed to be failing miserably, or perhaps it was the lack of a routine. As I vacuumed and picked up I thought you know both of those moms were doing the right thing. It is never to late to make a change for the better.
It is never to late to start teaching the importance of family responsibility. It is never to late to set higher standards for obedience. It is never to late to read more to your children. It is never to late to begin good habits for yourself. And, it is never to late to revamp a failing morning routine.
I am reading an organizational book right now that talks about focusing on the 20 percent in life that really matters to you then the rest of the 80 percent will fall into place. The author says to make small changes daily until you are at the place you want to be. If I sit down and map out the things that are important to me, then try to make one change a day towards getting those things accomplished I will find myself on the path to making change for the better.
As I thought of this I realized that no matter how bad today went tomorrow is another day where I can try to do better at the things that matter. Like getting myself and my kids off to a better start with a good morning routine.
