Planning: It helps to make a list of everything you wish could be done to keep your house clean. Take several days to really think it through, writing down every job, from the simple things like wiping the toilet to the larger, seasonal jobs like cleaning the walls. Next, take [...]
“Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her’” (Luke 10:41-42). Jesus and his twelve disciples were traveling to Jerusalem when they stopped at the [...]
Towns everywhere are struggling with economic recession. Major companies are laying off workers. The housing market is struggling. Jobs are scarce, and the low-paying jobs that are available are being sought by workers needing a second or third job. Debt is high. The number of families living under the poverty [...]
My friend Martha from church recently tried to convince me to start making my own laundry detergent. Now, I realize that you might make your own, because a lot of women online do — but I JUST DON’T HAVE TIME FOR ADDING MORE WORK TO MY DAYS! At least, that [...]
The following is a guest post by homeschooling mom Kelli Rizutto. She has three children, ages 11, 9, and 6. I wanted to share what we do to help plan our days during the homeschool year. I do a homeschool/chore daily schedule for my kids on Microsoft Word. I’ve done [...]
The Bible says that younger women are “to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God” (Titus 2:4-5). But it’s hard to continue [...]
In an ideal world, we would all have rooms in our homes that we could devote solely to homeschooling. We’d have plenty of space, plenty of bookshelves, and plenty of roomy cabinets. We’d have space on the walls for maps and charts, and we’d have a comfy corner for reading, [...]
I’ve been doing my own taxes this year. In the past, I’ve either hired someone to do them, or I’ve bought computer software (TurboTax or H&R Block/TaxCut). But because my husband is a “member of the clergy,” we own a business, and we have a lot of dependents, it just [...]
Several weeks back, I mentioned that food preparation and housework were major reasons why many of us homeschoolers feel that we just can’t get everything in a day done — and school, too! So what’s to be done about it? I’ve been scratching my head about what to say, because [...]
I heard this week that when someone is lost in the woods, his first inclination is denial. Then he starts to realize he really is lost, and starts to move faster. It’s called “Bush Panic.” Instead of stopping to evaluate his situation (like, where could I sleep tonight, or what [...]
Recent Comments