Why make plans when they don't work out?
We might think that making a plan and working a plan is all about the planner, the app, the method, but the truth is that how we think about our
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Homemaking Encouragement for Christian Moms
My kitchen command center upgrade
Setting up a command center in or near your kitchen as a hub for important papers and supplies is one organizing step with the Simplified Organization: Learning to Love What
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Why being organized matters.
Why is being organized important? Organization helps us honor commitments, steward resources, and serve others without chasing perfection.
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Clean house with the end in mind
If you’re like me, you try – at least occasionally – to become better, more effective, more competent in your roles and responsibilities at home. And then after a period of
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Home Systems: Think in Three
Seven years ago, I was approached about an opportunity to speak with a local mom’s group about household management and organization. I was delighted to take on the speaking
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Whole wheat cinnamon rolls - a recipe for Sunday breakfasts
Off and on now for a couple years, I’ve made cinnamon rolls on Saturday to have for Sunday breakfast. I wanted a way to have a special, set-apart
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Scholé comes through worship
Chapter four in Leisure, the Basis of Culture was one that connected a lot of dots for me back when I first read it. It was because of the ideas
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Keeping the end in mind
We have a lot on our plates, we stay-at-home, homeschooling moms. It’s easy to begin to feel flustered, scattered, overwhelmed, pulled in too many directions. I am
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EHAP: afternoon tidying to the rescue
A simple daily reset that keeps a tidy house and trains kids to help clean using a timer, clear zones, and shared responsibility without nagging or perfectionism.
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An education based on harmony
If you’re reading Afterthoughts (and I’m assuming you are, of course), then you might start getting the feeling that you really should read The Liberal Arts Tradition, and
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You need time to reset your perspective
Here at Simply Convivial, I like to talk about how organizing your attitude is the most important thing you can organize – because it’s true. Many of us live in
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Seeking Leisure & Scholé
I am currently in the midst of the summer teacher class “Bringing Scholé to the Home & Homeschool,” taught by Dr. Christopher Perrin. He’s been assigning chapters from The
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