MPF 327: Five Steps to Give You More Time

Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family

Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family

Parenting, Parent, Podcast, Marriage, Religion & Spirituality, Catholic, Christianity, Kids & Family, Family

5 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The only way to not live constantly in the Urgent is to manage those things that are Important.

Summary

“How are you?” “BUSY!” Isn't that the response so many of us give when asked this question? How did we all get so busy and how do we get off the crazy train? Parents have as much time as anyone else (even though it doesn’t feel like it!) but they need to be more conscious than anyone else regarding how they spend the precious time they have. In this podcast, we give five steps that parents can use right now to use their time wisely. Using the Eisenhower matrix of Important/Urgent we will show you how to manage those things that are Important (children and all their needs!) so we aren’t always living in the Urgent. Parents must be careful on how they spend time because days turn into weeks, and then years, and then kids are gone! Childhood is short and we need to be very intentional on how we spend our precious time with our precious children.

Key Takeaways

We all need to evaluate how we are spending our time. If you always feel like you are putting out important fires, then you need to learn how to manage those things so your life isn’t always “urgent”.
To make sure you take care of those relationships that are essential in your life, you have to schedule an appointment. Put on your schedule prayer time, date night, special time.
One essential way to live a balanced life is to create routines that will build good habits for you and your children.
Make your time purposeful. It's not always about the quantity of time, it's also the quality of that time.
Keep in mind your mission! The mission of your family is to confer identity, belonging and purpose upon your children. If you don’t do it, they will seek that out from others and that is a scary prospect.

Couple Discussion Questions

Let’s evaluate our time. Are always putting out fires? Do we feel our life is frantic? How can we identify pain points and create routines to address them?
What is the best way to use our time together? What are the needs in our marriage and how can we satisfy those needs when we are together?
How can we use our time better with our children? What would they like to do?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Family, all in this together.
0:08.2	Family, we're taking a chance.
0:10.8	Family, like birds of a feather.
0:13.3	Family, we got my shoes and dance.
0:15.4	Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin.
0:17.4	We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. Because we are on a
0:22.2	mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the conversation.
0:28.0	Family, we're taking a chance. Welcome to the neighborhood. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
0:36.1	And this is a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
0:38.3	I was hoping.
0:40.1	All right.
0:40.8	If you don't know what that is, just look it up.
0:43.3	We are, we are at a time in the kind of the cast of history where I think the more common phrase today than ever before is I'm busy.
0:53.6	When people say, how are you doing?
0:55.0	They say, I'm busy.
0:57.0	Right.
0:58.0	I'm just busy.
0:59.0	I feel like there's always something going on.
1:00.0	There's always something I'm supposed to be doing.
1:01.0	And there's probably stuff that I'm missing out on.
1:03.0	Right.
1:04.0	And I think parents are probably some of the most busy people in the world.
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