Priorities

I want this blog to reflect how much I value family unity. I look at family unity from different angles. It is a gift. It is a family goal. It is a means to bigger goals.

It is also a by-product of our priorities. Our simple priority list looks like this:

1. Prayer
2. Personal Care
3. Relationships
4. Skills and Services

More details:

1. Love God through prayer and fully embracing the teachings of the Catholic Church. .
2. Take care of ourselves, eat well, exercise, rest, and enjoyment, so that we can better love God and others. This is no excuse for selfishness.
3. Love others through caring relationships, especially family relationships.
4. Serve others through fulfilling our vocations. Children master skills (home education) and services (chores.)

On the days that our home is messy (4th priority) and our home education has been less than thrilling (4th priority) I console myself that we have prayed (1st priority,) taken care of ourselves (2nd priority) and are still getting along (3rd priority)! Humbling and good enough.