24 hours clock, Paolo Uccello 1443
Our daughter is homeschooling our grandchildren, and we were talking recently about the benefits of using a timer for routine and rhythm. Homeschooling lends itself well to developing self-discipline for children and parents alike, if we're diligent about it. It can lead to a rewarding life, here and the hereafter.
So we talked about good approaches to using a timer to set the pace—like when the children need to transition from their favorite subject to something less exciting, getting back on task after a brief break, or being relieved of a bland or difficult task. It's a good thing for children to learn to manage their own time and activities, and a timer helps to set good habits.
It's a good thing for us parents and grandparents to learn as well. Time is a valuable resource that we all have. The caveat, though, is that it's limited in quantity. It slips through our fingers like sand, but we cannot gather it up once again. We use it even by doing nothing at all with it.
And, then, there are the robbers of time that steal it away from us. Most of us probably recognize the thief after we've lost the time. Strange, isn't it, that we are often our own accomplices to being embezzled.
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16
I do hope you have a church family to discuss such important matters with, dear one.
Painting ~ 24 hours clock painted by Paolo Uccello located at Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore of Florence, Italy
