Home Management | Heart of the Matter

How I Got Over Myself

Some days are like this, yes? You wake up determined to feel sorry for yourself and all the hard things you need to do. You see the “to-do list” and even as you are scratching one item off, three more get added. The...

Baby Steps to Frugal Living

Creak. Creak. Stick. Stick. That’s the sound my sandals made as I walked across the kitchen floor. It was yucky. I couldn’t avoid it any more. Time to get the mop out. When I reached under the kitchen sink, I found no floor...

Starting a Business: Part Two

In our last segment, we talked about prayer and planning. I hope that you have continued to seek the Lord in the past few weeks. The Lord rewards those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 If the Lord is saying yes, or if...

Songs for a Mother’s Heart

On Having it All You said that we could have it all, we didn’t have to lose The job, the spouse, the babies: Every mother has to choose. I drop my daughter off among the twos, Come back, and find she’s been lost among the...

The Urge to Purge

Is there anyone out there that LOVES to move? Show me someone that loves to move and I will show you someone that needs a hobby! We moved earlier in the year and while I am excited about our new place and starting fresh, it...

Teaching Children Responsibility

Are you constantly running around like a chicken with your head cut off? Do you spend most of your day running from one mess to the next, barely keeping up? Do you see all those kids over there lounging on the couch while...

Homeschool Graduation on a Budget

The time that all homeschoolers look forward to with both trepidation and excitement has finally arrived at our house. Our oldest daughter is graduating from our homeschool this June! We are thrilled to be able to honor her...

Dealing with “Stuff”

I’m overwhelmed with stuff. Tubs full of craft supplies. Art supplies. Games. Learning toys. Boxes of books. Children’s books. Homeschooling books. Educational resources for years to come. It wasn’t always...

Organizing Your Homeschool Library

Photo courtesy Marsha from Other Such Happenings I bet I’m not the only one who has a home overflowing with books. Sometimes it’s just really nice to have a book on-hand rather than going to the library all the time-...

To Keep or To Toss?

Most articles I’ve read about putting paper in its place start with storing your most important documents (whatever those may be) in a safety deposit or fireproof box. I’m going to start at the opposite end of the spectrum....