Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Litmus Test

So how do I, as a wife and mother, know what activities and projects I should be involved in? There are so many good things out there that need to be accomplished. How do I know which of those I should take on?

I think the following is a good litmus test. If the activity drains me so that I don't have as much to give to my husband and children, it is not the right time for me to be involved. If the activity enriches my life so I have more to give my family, that is a worthwhile use of my time.

So what extracurricular activities do we have that enrich us? And which ones do we have that drain us?

2 comments:

Lorelei said...

This is something I've really had to work on over the years.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the reminder. A couple of friends and I were talking about lessons learned just the other night, and this was one of them.

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