At Least an Hour a WeekHow do you spend time with your family? Watching TV, movies, goingfor a walk, playing a game inside or outside? How often do you have ameeting together as a family? What would a structured meeting heldat least one hour once each week do for your family?For a business or an organization to succeed it is imperative that theleaders meet on a regular basis in a structured environment. It iswithin these meetings that the progress of the company ororganization is assessed. Goals are revisited and decisions are made.When each individual can clearly see all that is expected they have abetter understanding of what their role is and how to accomplish it.In many ways a family is like a business. How would each familymember feel once he/she has a clear understanding of the family’spurpose and expectations? When these meetings are held on a regularbasis there is a sense of importance in being a part of a family,especially when each family member has an assignment to fulfill tomake the meeting a success.Maybe you already have tried getting your family together, trying out anew idea that you thought could really make a difference with yourfamily. You may have found that it was not easy to get everyoneinvolved and motivated to be a part of this new idea. After severalattempts you may have felt discouraged and soon gave up. Thinkabout this for a few minutes. When we are not persistently workingtowards a positive change, a change that could impact the family forgood, what is that we are telling our family and ourselves?It’s time to begin again! September is a great starting point. Thebeginning of a new school year also means the beginning of dance,music lessons, sports, Girl and Boy Scout clubs, all creating thestructure of your daily routine. This is a great time to make acommitment with yourself, with your spouse, and with your childrenthat no matter what, you will have a family meeting each week for atleast the next 12 months. Get our your calendar and commit to a dayand time each week just to meet together as a family.Here is where F.U.S.E. at Home comes in, because by now you arethinking, what are we going to do each week? F.U.S.E. at Homeprovides you with the content to fill that time you have allotted, and astructure to follow. This is how easy it is to create the family life youknow you want to have. The family life you know you have beenmissing and trying to capture.
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