“It’s dinner time!”

I wish I could say that I joyfully call out those words every night, to then hear cheerful children scurrying to wash hands and get seated around the table where steaming hot serving dishes are awaiting us.  More often than I’d like to admit this is not the case.  Poor planning, a busy day, daddy working late, trying to fit in a late-afternoon walk or meeting with a friend, all sorts of things keep us from sitting down together to eat a meal.  And, I’ll I admit I’m often very informal about dinner altogether.  We need to grow in this.

Why?  Because every study and statistic on the subjct shows that eating dinner together promotes the health and strength of a family. I just read an article that said families that ate dinner together proved significantly stronger in 1) Communication, 2) School Performance, 3) Adjustment to change, and 4) Nutrition. So we know that dinner isn’t just feeding our bodies, but our hearts and minds and relationships as well.  The bottom line? Dinner matters.  It is the prime opportunity for conversation, teaching manners, talking about the Scriptures, learning about nutrition, teaching respect.

My point? Let’s figure out a way to simplify the process and get dinner on the table. It matters.  And while how we eat (with grateful, thankful hearts kind manners) is more important than what we eat, we do still need to decide what’s on the table and how it’s going to get there. Some of the primary reason moms said dinner did not happen was that they lacked the time and skills.  Well then let’s learn how to do it and learn how to do it quick!

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Confession: My plan was to have an entire month-long plan done for ya’ll, with tips on having a Cooking Day, and how to only cook about once a week and freeze ahead, etc.  Well, this is not yet completed and it is time for me to go to bed and my husband is more important than finishing this post. 🙂 So I apologize, but for this week I’m cheating and simple linking to Five of our Favorite Frugal Family Meals.  These five are yummy and very inexpensive and simple to make.  Happy dining, and I promise there will be more to come.  Thanks for grace. 🙂

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