How Much Quality Time Are You Spending With Your Loved Ones?

by Marlon on March 2, 2010

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Deep Question:  How much quality time are you spending with your loved ones?

There are 24 hours in the day. But when you remove the amount of time that you are sleeping, working (assuming you do not work with your loved ones), in the bathroom, driving alone in your car, glued watching TV, or on the computer, there’s not really a lot of time left remaining.

So it’s important that we maximize what time we do have with our loved ones.

For most couples, life keeps them busy with household chores, work responsibilities, attending to the needs of children, and etc.

Syreeta and I have experienced this too with hectic schedules that we can easily drift.

In an effort to ensure that we have treasured time together EVERY day, we have made the commitment to read “MOMENTS WITH YOU” by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.   This 365-daily devotional for couples has truly been a blessing to us because it allows us to get centered and connect on a deeper level.

I highly encourage you to consider obtaining a copy of “MOMENTS WITH YOU” because it is a wonderful way to connect to your spouse.

So what are you doing to spend QUALITY time with your loved ones?

Do share because there’s value in learning from one another.

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Tagged as: First Years of Marriage, Healthy Marriage Tips

  • Eve
    Not enough! Just today I missed my son's performance at his school, because a project at work kept me longer than anticipated. It seems I will never win the battle of earning a living and spending time with family.

    Perhaps the word "quality" is the true emphasis here. We need to spend focused time, interacting, talking and nurturing our family relationships -- with our children and our spouses. I, for one, often say "how was your day?" without much personal and tender thought to the question or response. This blog will make me think more about truly connecting.
  • marlonsmith
    Eve, I can relate to the art of balance - earning a living and spending quality time with family. What I have found to help is scheduling specific times on my calendar where I spend "quality" time with my loved ones. For me, turning off my cell phone so I can be totally present and in the moment has truly helped because there are no additional distractions. Isn't it amazing how when the phone rings, you feel obligated to answer or at the very least, to look who's calling on the caller i.d. screen?
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