So what kind of wonderful wisdom can I show you? As I state in this blog I am on a journey that is not finished yet. I am looking for ideas from others who have foraged ahead in this area. I will share some ideas that have helped with my boys so far and hope someone can contribute ideas as well.
Living With Boys Means:
1. Food: There seems that there is never quite enough food for everyone. Their appetites clean it up at every meal. If there are leftovers, it means the meal didn't go over so well. It also means I have to get more creative with what I make with the leftovers.
2. Clothing: There are only hand me downs in the infant range to toddler. Sometimes a pair of pants will make it to the next one in line or they are shorts for summer wearing. I am extremely thankful for thrift stores and family who hand us bags of clothes when we visit. As far as cleaning them all, I think it would be easier to throw the boys clothes and all in the shower and conserve water, but for now good stain removers (we use spray n wash) and a good front loading washer help a lot.
3. Shelter: We have all helped in building our own home over the past three years and built beds for each of them. Somehow, however, they all end up huddled together on the floor with a blanket and a makeshift fort. :)
4. Health and Safety: Active boys that expound upon each others creative ideas make for a very busy prayer life. I watch them go out to play and just pray, pray, and pray some more. Of course binding up the minor wounds and scrapes are part of the routine, thankfully nothing major has happened. The only "boy" who has had wounds beyond my repair techniques or needed multiple hospital visits has been my husband oddly enough. It is nice to have studied out natural health and eat healthy foods.The mission field has been a very useful tool to learn about staying healthy and preventing illness or infections before they start. We use a balance of allopathic and natural medicines around here.
5. Education: Life is education. The big focus around here is reading-so they can learn the word of God, writing- so they can learn how to communicate effectively, and arithmetic-so they can participate and contribute to society in a profitable manner. They have learned through life about many aspects of history, science, geography and language that a government school education could never offer.
So for a busy life with boys, I think prayer sums up the focus we are using to get things done. It is my only sane guidance at times. My husband is the first line of defense for the rest of trying to focus our lives, if it weren't for his direction and guidance I could get off in so many directions that I (along with everyone else) would go crazy. He is my anchor that holds me down to reality, when I can tend to go off into creative land. Delegation comes in second. We delegate responsibilities so that everything else can get done around the homestead. Without responsibility and accountability the chores would never end.
I am looking for creative ideas on what to do with the little free time we do have with the boys, so if anyone has some creative ideas please share them in the comment section.
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