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…

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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…

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Making Homemade Soap and New Friends; Celebrating Autumn Blessings

Last Friday, October 23, the kids and I, along with my mom (Maw-Maw), were blessed to attend a soap making class with Miss Olivia, who is a governess for a friend of the family.  I had the pleasure of meeting her for the first time at the class. She is a remarkable young woman, and she taught…

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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…

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Getting It All Done Tip #1: Start and Finish Strong

Start and finish each day in the Word of God and in prayer. After all He’s done for us, the least we can do is give Him the first fruits of our time in the morning and the glory for the day at its end. Don’t substitute a “daily devotional” book with a snippet of…

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Getting It All Done

One of the most common questions people ask me when they find out that we homeschool and that I work outside the home full-time is, “How do you get everything done?” The answer: I usually don’t (lol)! However, I have found a lot of ways to make my work easier so that most of the…

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"I'm on my way home…"

My name is Cindy, and I am a Christian woman who also happens to be a working wife and homeschooling mama. My yearning is to be a SAHM, but my husband’s desire (and, in honesty, in his better judgement) is that I keep my job, as my earning potential happens to be higher than his,…

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