"For seven days you are to bring an offering by fire to ADONAI. The eighth day will be a holy convocation to you, and you are to bring an offering by fire to ADONAI. It is a solemn assembly—you should do no laborious work. “These are the moadim of ADONAI, which you are to proclaim to be holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to ADONAI—a burnt offering, a grain offering, a sacrifice and drink offerings, each on its own day, besides those of the Shabbatot of ADONAI and besides your gifts, all your vows and all your freewill offerings which you give to ADONAI. “So on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the fruits of the land, you are to keep the Feast of ADONAI for seven days. The first day is to be a Shabbat rest, and the eighth day will also be a Shabbat rest."
- Leviticus 23:36-39 TLV

1. Get the family a physical calendar or grab yourself a daily planner and spend time filling it in with special days and important appointments, all together. Sit down and go month by month through birthdays, holiday plans, and exciting events. If you give your kids special stickers that are unique to each of them, then they can feel a sense of ownership over their own schedules as well as proper expectations for what the family is headed towards.
   
   
2. Reassess your family chore chart! With kids getting older and lifestyle changes, you can use this time to determine what each family member's role is in keeping your home orderly. Is it time for your newly minted 8-year-old to start taking out the trash after dinner? Perhaps your teen needs to stop mowing the lawn every other weekend so that they can focus on graduation goals?  Maybe your toddler can help with laundry? (Probably just by helping you put wet clothes in the dryer with reckless abandon and lots of yelling... ;) ) But regardless of age, making sure that the family is all on the same page about how to take care of each other and your home is critically important! So, get together and re-sync your lives!
   
   
3. Find some type of community service project to do together. You can have a mini food drive with your neighbors, clean up a public area, or make care packages for the homeless. By engaging in a service project as a family, you encourage them to grow in compassion, empathy, and gratitude. 
   
   
4. Find a Scripture focus for your family's next season of life. Gather your family and discuss what verse can serve as your family motto for the next few months. Do you all need courage in the days to come? Or maybe comfort? Is your collective focus on learning and instruction? Or maybe it's on deepening your faith?  There's something for any and every season, so take some time and talk it out! 
   
   
5. And finally, most delicately: Have an honest conversation among your family members about your struggles. It can be easy for adults to hide their weaknesses from their children in the hopes of protecting them. And obviously, there are some things that aren't appropriate to share - so be wise! But being honest with your loved ones about your struggles allows them to encourage you in the days to come. Even just a hug from your little one on a bad day can make things better. It also can help you relate to one another! So don't be afraid to let your family know that you're struggling with patience or that it's hard to do things sometimes because your brain can't process it. Likewise, when your little ones share that they don't like going to school because there are too many people around, you can share ways to reframe that which can help them succeed. And if you don't have little ones yet, don't be afraid to go to your parents, friends, or small group and share with them. There's always someone who wants to be a shoulder you can lean on.