Take my own Advice

I went downstairs to wake up my son this morning, because he tries to go to the gym every morning at 5:00 AM. It was 5:45 and he was deep in sleep. I really had to do some shaking to wake him from his sweet dreams. I asked him if he was going and he said, "Oh, I'm just too tired." 

How do we get our children to slow down a bit and get the rest they need? They stayed up late last night to finish homework and to help me clean the house in preparation for a birthday party tonight. When they try to burn the candle at both ends, it results in this during family scripture study:

I left out the picture with the drool...

Even the baby, at two years old, is having issues. She is stubborn and won't take a nap most days so the end result is this:

If you can't tell, her dinner was lasagna, bread and corn

The problem is, I do the same thing. I get up so early so I can get to my main priorities before children wake up. Then, I stay up late doing the things that need to be done that I couldn't get to during the day. No, I don't have a picture of me sleeping.

I guess this is just a reminder to try and slow it down. Cut something out, turn the lights off early and get some extra rest. Now, I just need to take my own advice and encourage my kids to do the same....

More to Come...but until then, Stick-to-it!