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The M.O.M Team
Helping You Stay Home
and Stay Healthy
New book by Teresa
Kindred -
Mom:
PhD
(Positive Home Director)
What is Your Hobby?
by Kimberly Chastain
http://www.christianworkingmom.com
When you saw the
title of this article,
what was your
reaction? Did you groan?
Did you get excited?
Did you say, "Who
has time for a
hobby?" I use to hate when
people asked me that
question, especially
when my children
were infants to
preschoolers. I
remember saying, "I don't
have a hobby, I have
children."
I think God wants us
to play and relax.
Even though hobby is
not specifically
listed in the Bible.
Remember
Ecclesiastes3:1;
"There is a time for
everything, anda
season for every activity
under heaven.."Does
a time for everything
include hobbies? The
Bible did say
everything, which
sounds pretty inclusive
to me.
As a little girl,
what did you enjoy doing
with your free time?
What did you do to
relax or just have
fun? As adults we often
forget how to have
fun or somehow feel
like we are goofing
off. I still remember
my Dad liked to
color and sometimes
after a hard day of
work would sit down
and color. We kind
of thought that was
funny, but he
enjoyed it. I used to enjoy
playing piano.
Recently, we were given
a piano for our
home. I have started
playing maybe 15
minutes a day and
trying to improve my
rusty skills. Playing
the piano has been
truly relaxing for me.
It calms me down and
I feel I have some
mastery over
something. The piano does
not talk back, even
though I make a
mistake. I'm amazed
what 15 minutes
can do for me and my
mood.
Moms, I know you are
incredibly busy
and sometimes you
just want to crawl in
bed at night and
sleep. I would encourage
you to find maybe
only 15 minutes a week
to start to do
something you enjoy doing.
Maybe it is a hobby
from childhood or a
new hobby. Take the
time to "goof off"
and do something for
yourself. Maybe it
is getting a massage
or manicure once a
month. You deserve
it. Taking time for
yourself. Maybe it
is getting a massage
ormanicure once a
month. You deserve it.
Taking a little time
for yourself will make
a big difference in
your mood.
2004 Kimberly Chastain
About the Author
Kimberly Chastain, MS, LMFT is the
Christian Working Mom Coach and a
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
She was recently featured in the book the
Myth of the Perfect Mother. She is the
author of “Help, I Just Can’t Say No” and
Pearls of Encouragement for Christian
Working Moms. To schedule a free,
initial coaching session send an email to
free@kimberlychastain.com or visit
http://www.christianworkingmom.com.
This article is copyrighted by the author.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this article
may be reprinted without permission of
the author. ©Copyright 2005
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