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This time of year one Mama or two might want to pull out her hair! The end of school has the calendars screaming for our undivided attention in 10 different locations. Well I am offering you a way to let nothing-not even the end of school year-steal your joy.
I offer you 5 ways to keep your end of school year joy.
The first is a must do first so that the others line up in place. You must stop first thing in the morning and read His word. I am journeying through the One Year Bible. Each day is divided into an Old Testament, New Testament, Psalm and Proverb reading for the day. It does not take long, but it is worth every second. You are given your starting off place and your perspective when you do this first.
Secondly, what is most important for your family. Attending every class party or event may rob you of being 100% for your family. Choose wisely what works best for your crew. This is where we need to ask our husbands support. Husbands usually can tell when it is a nonessential task for us to attend. For instance, if your child performs in a choir that sings three times this weekend. Choose which one you attend. Choose which one your spouse attends. If you can throw grandparents or family friends in for that third performance, and your precious little darling has had friends and family at each performance. You have balanced one thing well!
Saying thank you…
The third way to keep that end of the school year joy, is to stop and say thank you to your teachers. These people have spent a year or a semester pouring into our little precious darlings. They also have run their families, volunteered in their churches and communities. These teachers do not need another BEST TEACHER coffee mug full of candy. They need a great BIG ole THANK YOU. You do not even have to be creative with a poem attached to a matching gift. Get a pretty piece of stationary and write an old fashioned “thank you for pouring into my child” note. It goes a long way when we step out of ourselves and recognize the efforts of someone else. We all end up being blessed!
Oh for number four on our little search for joy, cook dinner one night (at minimum). Like pull out an old favorite recipe, buy the ingredients on your way home from driving the sweet darlings to school and plan to cook the actual meal. Now if you don’t normally cook I ask are  you able to read? Then jump on Pinterest (don’t get lost in the spiral of it), and search for recipes that include your favorite item. They have simple, quick ideas that anyone who can read can cook. Make sure to tell husband, teens and children that you choose which night for “all hands on deck ” dinner. Everyone attends without their cell phones and you eat around the table. I have two daughters who find this to be one of their love languages-dinner around the table. This plan makes a Mamas heart full of joy and it gets everyone in the Summer “dinner together” mood.
 a special Time for Mama
Lastly for our list of end of the school year joy makers, we have time to wind down. Put the littles to bed early, have your spouse take the bedtime shift tonight, or tell your teens ya need an hour. Grab your favorite book, a candle or two, some bath salts (I use epsom salt with my Young Living lavender oil), and run some warm water. Enjoy a little quiet time at least once in this last month and a half of end of school craziness.
These five tips would help me find my end of school joy. If I just take some time with God, pour into others in small measures and find a little time for me, then my recipe for joy can be found. Happy End of the School Year.