I love summer. Truly just love the sunshine and a chance to be outdoors all the time. However, without the structure and routine of school year activities it can be really hard to stick to a consistent prayer routine. I've found myself getting ready to crawl in bed and realized I haven't spent quiet time with the Lord. I realize this is a season, literally and figuratively, and one day I'll miss the busyness, but I also need to order my day around prayer. I'm usually a little more grounded if I have my dedicated time.
I thought maybe some of you could also be in the same boat, so here are some ways I'm going to do to try and help myself focus on Jesus.
- Continue my Pray and Play time. First thing in the morning I'll allow my kids to play (maybe even outside!) and spend sometime in prayer
- Keep the USCCB Daily Readings book marked on my phone. So when I'm at another appointment instead of looking at Instagram I'll pull up the readings for the day
- Recite a decade of the Rosary in my car, with my kids, before we turn on the radio
- Use my prayer ambiance from Youtube during our “quiet time”
- With my kids, tell Jesus about our day during our night time routine
- Tell Alexa to “Play The Divine Mercy Chaplet” (It's almost the exact amount of time it takes me to unload and load the dishwasher)
