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Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home

August 5, 2011

A peaceful home is something many of us long for. A place where relationships are healthy and spirits are happy, where we can rest our weary bones and just be ourselves.
There's no denying that creating a peaceful home takes work. The road to peace is not smooth or easy, but it's worthy!
I have found the [...]

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How a Visual Schedule is Bringing Order to Our Home

July 27, 2011

Inspired by Simple Homeschool's article on Creating a Visual Schedule for Kids, I realized that this was exactly what our home needed to bring some much-desired peace and order to our days.
Too many times each day, I was being asked "when are we eating lunch?" or "why can't I watch a movie right now?" or [...]

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Planning What to Preserve

July 8, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
Are you new to preserving food -- or maybe just curious about it? Maybe you'd like to give it a shot, but don't really know where to start.
I was in your shoes last year! It was my very first year preserving food for my family. I had no idea what [...]

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Planning Weekly to Eat Well

June 28, 2011

Written by Sherrie Cook, Contributing Writer
I was recently looking at the Vision Forum for books and noticed their tag line. It reads, "Where there is no vision the people perish". What a powerful statement. When I applied that to my family it had deep meaning as well.
What things does my family need [...]

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How to Plan Your Garden, Part 2

March 31, 2011

Were you as inspired as I was by Shannon's post on Tuesday? I completely understand what she means about becoming more and more excited each year as she considers what she can grow and preserve. I feel the same way. Spring is positively pregnant with possibility when it comes to envisioning my garden and what [...]

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How to Plan Your Garden

March 21, 2011

In our Gardening 101 series, we’ve talked about a lot of different things so far... how to select seeds for better success, growing herbs, gardening based on where you live, square foot gardening.
I know that the process of planning what and how much and when and where to plant everything can be one of the [...]

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Cleaning During Stolen Moments

March 17, 2011

I wish that I could simply set aside an hour or two each weekday to focus solely on house cleaning, in order to keep my home in tip-top shape. Yet when I try, up pop all manner of interruptions. A toddler who needs help on the potty or simply a snuggle from mommy. A 6 year old who [...]

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Getting Back Into a Routine When You’ve Gotten Off Track

February 24, 2011

Here's how it usually happens: We go through a busy or hard season of life and I get off track of my usual routines, become disorganized, and things feel generally chaotic. So, I spend time putting together an elaborate routine, making all these amazing plans of how I will be more on the ball, more [...]

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Finding Freedom with Flexible Routines

February 10, 2011

Written by Stacey T, Contributing Writer
Does a “flexible routine” sound like an oxymoron? Should “freedom” and “routine” exist in the same sentence?
Routines can be pegged as being boring, rigid and stiff. But a little planning and creative thinking can help you do much more with less time and effort. A routine is [...]

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Routines to Help the Weary Mom

January 28, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
I know a lot about exhaustion. In fact, as I write this, my family is on the mend from the flu. While I may not have the fever and chills anymore, two weeks of the flu spreading through our family has left me one tired Momma!
But you don’t need to [...]

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