The Peculiar Life » habits http://proverbs31life.com Living a Peculiar life of peace, joy & prosperity through Proverbs principles Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:25:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Teaching Kids Consistency http://proverbs31life.com/teaching-kids-consistency/ http://proverbs31life.com/teaching-kids-consistency/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:27:09 +0000 Kathryn Lang http://proverbs31life.com/?p=424 Consistency is something that I am good at – but only from time to time. I struggle with being consistent from one day to the next. When I’m on then things are great but when I’m off it is then that I can’t seem to get anything right. I am still learning.

My goal is to begin teaching my children consistency now so that it becomes a natural part of their lives. I know that if I slack in my bringing them up then they may end up facing the same struggles that I face in their own futures.

Steps for Teaching Consistency

1. Keep the schedule the same (yes, this does include summers and holidays). There is really no reason to stay up until all hours on the weekend or to sleep in on a holiday. Keep the bedtimes and wakeup times the same and your children will begin to get up and go to sleep on their own with consistency.

2. Do more. The truth is that children learn more from example than they ever will from words. Your consistent walk will teach your children to walk with consistency. Stay on your own schedule as well.

3. Expect more. They may be children but they are capable of more then you might ever dream – so start expecting. Let them know that you can see their potential and then encourage them daily to reach for that potential.

Consistency is a habit that must be practiced on a daily basis. Breaking the routine and pattern is one of the quickest ways to break the consistency. Stick to the schedule, do and expect more and you will soon find your whole family is more consistent in all that they do.

]]> http://proverbs31life.com/teaching-kids-consistency/feed/ 2 Thirty Day Challenge http://proverbs31life.com/thirty-day-challenge/ http://proverbs31life.com/thirty-day-challenge/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:45:37 +0000 Kathryn Lang http://proverbs31life.com/?p=102 It was my Sunday school study that reminded me to continue to push on. We are discussing our S.H.A.P.E. (from The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren). At the end of this week’s study I had to write down what points were going right in my life, what were not going so right and what I was committing to do next.

Sometimes it seems that things are going good, until you see it in writing. While I thought my life was moving along in the direction that I desired, it turns out that I’m farther behind than I realized. Things keep getting in the way of my goals and dreams and I keep letting them.

The people around me don’t always make change or choices easy for me, although that is just one excuse in a whole line of excuses that I could produce without blinking. But I don’t want to make excuses this morning. I want to make a difference in my life.

I’m determined to reach some goals in my life over the next thirty day.

1. I will write on my novel every day – my goal is to complete the new novel by the end of thirty days.

2. I will write fiction every day – my goal is to publish one fiction story by the end of the thirty days (or at least sale one).

3. I will write on my blogs every day – my goal is to increase my readers to 100 per day by the end of the thirty days.

4. I will spend time on my house every day – my goal is to have one gathering in my home in the next thirty days.

Each goal has a step that will help me reach that goal that requires action every single day. It’s just for thirty days. So it shouldn’t be too much of a challenge ;) . What are you willing to do for the next thirty days to get you to where you know to be?

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