Get Ready for Church a Day Early
It’s Saturday night! Are you ready for church?
Are Sunday mornings hectic and everyone is on edge? Is it hard to get everyone on the same page and in the car at the same time?
Here are a few tips that might help:
*Decide what you will wear on Saturday night for church the next morning. Set everything out in one place for yourself and other family members. If you have little ones, this would be a great time to work together without the stress of having to hurry.
*Take care of baths and hair washing the night before instead of the next morning.
*Put all items by the door that each family member will need for church; Bible, diaper bag, lesson plans, etc.
*Make plans for lunch. You may want to prepare as much of the meal as possible so you can put in crock pot or oven before you leave for church the next morning.
*Make sure your car has gas so you don’t have to worry about it on the way to church.
*If you are going out to lunch, set your plans so everyone won’t have to wonder what they are doing for lunch as soon as church is over.
*Set alarm clocks early enough to enjoy your morning while preparing to head out the door for church.
*Don’t forget about breakfast….you can set your table at night before bed and prepare as much as possible for whatever you are serving for breakfast.
*Get to bed at a decent hour so everyone will be well rested for a great day of worship the next morning.
*It’s Sunday morning….everything is going smoothly…..it’s a peaceful and happy morning….you have time to pray together as a family for the services.
*As you are all in the car together driving to church, it is a pleasant and sweet time. Everyone is talking sweetly to one another and then you all break out in four part harmony in your favorite song. Okay, maybe that is not going to happen…..but…it could, you never know.
All that to say, make your Sunday morning as peaceful and pleasant as possible. What a treat to have everyone working together to get out the door in time for church. Your kids will have good memories of their growing up years of going to church as a family.
It’s work, but so worth it.
JUST in case you think that I had this down perfect when my kiddos were at home…..no worries….I had many mornings that were a total nightmare. We wore fortunate to get to church at all some mornings….but, for the most part, I worked very hard at making our mornings pleasant most of the time. For many years, my husband had to be at church a few hours before we did, so I had to make sure things were running smoothly. For several years we had one car…now that was interesting. My husband would go to the church early and get everything ready for the services and then come and get us. I had to have my stuff together because you don’t want to make the pastor late, do you? We would usually pick up someone on the way to church that needed a ride. I have some pretty crazy stories of just trying to get to church on time. Sometimes I wish I could go back to those days and have a second chance. That’s why I’m sharing what I know and what I’ve learned over the years. Life is short, your children will be grown before you know it and……
you will still be trying to figure out how to get to church on time.
Do you have a Sunday morning routine that is working?
