Be prepared!

This is always the first thing that come to my mind about preparedness. Scare took into account that he needed to prepare for future event if he wanted the outcome to be as he wished. Even though this was written in a negative connotation, I feel we can still draw positive skills of preparedness from the example and have a little fun while doing it. 

 There are going to be things that will come up unexpectedly though out our journey here in this strange world. There will be crisis or trials such as death, illness, divorce, miscarriage, unemployment, etc. no one is exempt from experiencing some kind of trial. So with that being said, we need to prepare ourselves individually and as a family unit for when those will occur. We have to prepare to protect the integrity of our families. 

 Here are some ideas that I have come up with to prepare your family for those unexpected events:

  1. Families should counsel with each other on a regular basis, even when big problems haven't yet risen, to form positive patterns of communication. If you can't talk about the little things in your family, how do you expect to talk about the big things together when they occur. 

  2. Stay spiritually connected. No matter what your religion is, God can and will help in your times of need. Look for ways to strengthen spirituality. 

  3. Take the time to focus now on creating strong relationships with your spouse and your children. When trial arises, that love sill needs to be felt across the board to make it through. 

  4, Family systems and boundaries should be established now to help reinforce where boundaries still lie when trouble brews. An example of this should be proper information staying with in the system of husband and wife and what is appropriate to share with other family member or with your children. It is also easier for spouses to lean on each other in times of need when that bond has already been formed. 

  5. Look for good habits of stress relief such as exercise, writing, cooking/baking, etc., whatever it is that helps relief stress and start those habits now. 

I know that as we prepare our families now for those hardships that will come unexpectedly, we can find peace that we will make it through. When those troubling times come, we can stand strong together as a family instead of being pulled apart and distanced from each other.