Sunday, December 14, 2014

Take a little time

 
 
Take a little time to...
 
 
 
 
 
meet a friend for lunch.
 
read a few books to your children at bedtime.
 
pray together as a family.
 
tell your wife she is beautiful.
 
call your grandpa and tell him you love him.
 
have a family over for dinner.
 
or take a family a meal.
 
kiss your husband hello, goodbye, and goodnight.
 
drink hot coco with your daughter.
 
tell your parents how much they mean to you.
 
let the dishes and clothes go. They can wait... babies will grow up and be gone one day. You'll always have dishes and clothes to do later.
 
turn the electronics off. Yes, that means your iPhone and the football game.
 
take a walk outside.
 
thank God for all He has given you.
 
thank God for all He has kept from you.
 
go on a date with your husband.
 
buy your wife some flowers. A card is a nice touch, too.
 
call someone who's been going through a rough time.
 
make a homemade meal.
 
go get ice cream with your best friend.
 
go on a random road trip.
 
tell your daughter she is pretty.
 
take your daughter on a date. Show her how a man is supposed to treat her.
 
take your niece shopping. I will never forget when my Uncle Troy did that for me. One of the most fun days in my childhood.
 
make a bubble bath and soak it up.
 
pray over your children. Daily.
 
go to church. It's what God wants you to do anyways.
 
thank the person who led you in the sinner's prayer, if someone did. I try to thank Jason and Anna Bruns each year on March 15th, the day I was saved.
 
go apple picking.
 
go to the zoo with your grandkids. One day they will be grown up and the zoo will be the last thing they are interested in.
 
build a snowman with your daughter... (who is crazy about Olaf.)
 
buy your son the pair of shoes he has been wanting.
 
buy the person's food who is in the drive-thru line behind you.
 
take your nephew fishing.
 
tell your in-laws how much they mean to you.
 
make your husband breakfast in bed.
 
make the bed for your wife.
 
go see someone sick in the hospital. I'm sure you'll appreciate it if you're ever there, in that hard bed.
 
invite a stranger to church. You'd be surprised how many people don't go anywhere.
 
listen to the birds sing.
 
go hunting with your brother.
 
take your kids to see Christmas lights.
 
bake cookies with friends.
 
have a bible study in your house.
 
send someone a letter in the mail. Those are the best.
 
 
 
 
 
Take a little time to just...
 
take time.
 
Stop rushing.
 
Stop tying to perfect your home, possessions, appearance.
 
Those who really love you, will love you for you, not for what you are or what you've been, or what you're going to be.
 
Look at the hard times in your life. When you were down and out. Think of the people who never left your side. Don't take them for granted. True friends are rare.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Take a little time to do one of the things on this list right now.