Mothers are children, too.
This is a devotional I gave at my sister-in-law’s baby shower on Saturday. As I’m sure you’ve already felt, beginning your family starts a seismic
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Building up women as capable, cheerful homemakers, one episode at a time.
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How to focus on habits not results
Or, Four Focused Ways to Build Habits So much goal setting advice out there focuses on achieving certain outcomes. We’re supposed to set our eyes on a particular result
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A teacher must pay attention.
What is education? I love to collect quotes on what education means. Definitions are important, because without them we can be using the same word but with entirely different understandings
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Plan the Night Before: A Hack to Improve Your Plan
Write your plan the night before and supercharge your day. The day was over. The kids in bed, the house quiet. Time to sigh, breathe deep, and decide how to
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The reason for education
Last year my word of the year was virtue. Talk about an overwhelming word of the year! In that post, I wrote: * Virtue is the goal of classical education, which
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5 Habits for a More Productive Year
Be more productive by building habits that simplify and sustain your life. Learn the essential practices that help you plan, act, and stay focused!
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What a Novel Taught Me about Housework
Years ago, when my third born was just a baby, I hated housework. I was torn between wanting to be a good, competent homemaker and thinking that the state of
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Why should I clean my house?
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Personally, I always wanted a home to keep. I never wanted a career. I have only ever
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Gratitude will make you more productive
Discover how gratitude transforms daily tasks, turning chores like cleaning into acts of joy and thankfulness. Motivation matters.
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How to Manage the Muddle of Daily Life
Homeschool life is a muddle, there’s no denying it. I think we are all familiar with the feeling of being overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done and
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The frustrations of tidying up
I set the timer for fifteen minutes. Surely in fifteen minutes, I thought, I can make a difference in this room. The room was mine. The mess was an assortment
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Dreaming of systems so perfect that no one will need to be good.
We really must begin with organizing our attitude before we organize anything else. We might think that making a plan and working a plan is all about the planner, the
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