Handy Household Help: Cleaning Tips & Tools
So, if the work must be done and we are responsible for it (whether we do it or delegate it), then there are still cleaning tips and tricks we can
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Homemaking Encouragement for Christian Moms
Teach your kids to do chores!
In this series on cleaning the house, we are seeking the elusive goal of finding satisfaction in housework. I’ve written already about motivation, attitude, and purpose, and now we
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How to get motivated to clean house
Many of us are task-driven. We want to see things done, accomplished, finished. This is what the world tells us is productivity. In this view, homemaking 101 would simply be
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Realistic goal setting for moms: use short intervals instead of yearly goals
Moms do not need bigger goals. They need shorter planning intervals, realistic expectations, and a way to work with real life instead of fantasy life.
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When a Week Doesn't Go as Planned
Last week was our break week from school. During break week I try to do extra housekeeping, extra little projects like switching out the kids’ clothes for the season change,
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Jennifer Fulwiler on Pursuing Creativity and Beating Overwhelm
I had the honor of interviewing Jennifer Fulwiler of Conversion Diary this week, and she shared some insights that I think are very helpful to our lives as mothers. It’
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Managing Chaos: When Routines Meet Real Life
I always feel tongue-tied when someone asks what a typical day looks like at our house. Our days follow a general pattern, but no two ever look quite alike. Seven
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Applying GTD at Home
Getting Things Done by David Allen has been a key source in my own attempts to get and stay organized at home. GTD is very applicable to homemakers. I have
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Repetition, The Best Teacher
Learning anything requires the practice of repetition; repeating good things are a feature, not a bug, of the way the world and people work.
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GTD isn't GIAD (Getting It All Done)
I recently received a question (and I’ve several similar ones before), asking what we all want to know. It seems like a question that should have an answer, if
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All of Life Is Repentance
Education and homemaking alike require continually turning away from sin and back toward faithful obedience, trusting God with the results.
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A 10-year-old Boy's Top 5 Books of 2013
In the recent survey, one reader commented that she’d enjoy seeing more book recommendations for elementary boys. I know first-hand how difficult it is to keep voracious younger readers
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