When life throws your household for a spin, keep as many of your household routines going as you can. This will give subconscious assent to the fact that home is still home and the ongoing effort to maintain routine will act as grounding for everyone involved. We always tell people when life throws them for a loop to rely on Christ as their Rock. Why? Because He doesn't change! We can trust Him to be Him, to be there, and to be solid even when life looks like so many huge waves and crashing winds.
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luke 6:46-48
As parents, resist the urge to throw routine to the wind when life rocks your boat. Keep the routines going as much as you can, even if it means shifting the odd one here and there to keep them going. Throwing all routines to the wind will cause even more internal chaos than necessary. Children especially rely on routine to stay grounded when times get chaotic.
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