“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” – Leonard Bernstein OK, I have a basic plan, and I definately don’t have enough time… “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur,…
Category: Getting It All Done
Getting It All Done Tip #10: Be Realistic
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She…
Getting It All Done Tip #9: Know When to Say “No”
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and…
Getting It All Done Tip #8: “Do Ahead’s” Save Dinner! (And lunch! And breakfast!)
“…she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.” (Proverbs 31:15b, NIV) I think the biggest challenge that faces a woman who works outside the home is how to feed her family healthy, nutritious food when time is pinched. Let’s face it: not only does is cost more to eat real, whole…
Getting It All Done Tip #7: Get Enough Sleep
“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves.” (Psalm 127:2, NIV) Sleep is often elusive for me, because I just don’t have time for it. It seems so useless to me to by lying there doing nothing. But neglecting this…
Getting It All Done Tip #6: Exercise Regularly
“For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” (I Timothy 4:8, NIV) You may be thinking, “Why should I take exercise advice from a fat girl?” Because it’s good advice, regardless of the source. 😉 It is…
Getting It All Done Tip #5: Keep First Things First
“‘Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” (Matthew 22:37-39, NIV) I really should have put writing about priorities higher on my list! But as we…
Getting It All Done Tip #4: Don't Be a Slave to Your Schedule
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’S purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21, NIV) I know…I know…if you’ve been following my Tips you know that the previous post on planning, scheduling and to-do lists was rather extensive, and now I’m telling you not to be a slave to your schedule? What…
Getting it All Done Tip #3: Write It Down and Work It Out
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days… May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands. (Psalm 90:14, 17) “For I know the…
Getting It All Done Tip #2: Redeem the Time
As I am writing this it is actually 6:50 AM, and I am not supposed to be awake. I work an evening shift, which means that I don’t get home until the wee hours of the morning. I tend to be very grumpy when I don’t get enough sleep, so the kids would be upset…
On My Way Home to My Father's House... 