SPENDING
TIME WITH THE GIRLS

Topics: Children; Family; Fatherhood; Time

References: Ephesians 5:16; 6:4

During morning devotions with his two young daughters, our friend Bill Cage realized he hadn’t been spending much time with his girls. After apologizing, he said, “You know, the quantity of time we spend together is not always as important as the quality of time we spend together.”

Kristen, six, and Madison, four, didn’t quite understand.

Bill further explained, “Quantity means how much time we spend together, and quality means how good the time is that we spend together. Which would you rather have?”

Not missing a beat, Kristen replied, “Quality time. And a lot of it!”

—Pat Ferguson, Virginia Beach, Virginia