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Gift Ideas for Children
Looking for gift ideas for your children? Trying to avoid the materialism that creeps in at Christmas time? If you have your heart set on giving meaningful gifts, useful gifts with staying power, maybe one of these ideas will spark your own creativity as you choose Christmas gifts for your children this year.
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Elisabeth Elliot on Marriage – Free eBook
It would seem most mothers these days struggle to find a balance between the many directions in which they are pulled. Homeschool moms in particular are prone to becoming focused on our children at the expense of our spouses. This can lead to confusion, chaos, broken promises, lack of peace, criticism, self-will, dissatisfaction, pride, self-pity, wrong priorities, resentment, disappointment, a controlling nature, a critical spirit, irritation, frustration, anger and other negative emotions. Through this free 50-page (.pdf) download from Elisabeth Elliot called Marriage: A Revolution and a Revelation we can find calm in the storm. The solution, not surprisingly, starts with us.
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Prioritizing
The key to finding time in today’s busy world is to prioritize. Christian women are given specific tasks. These should be our top priorities.
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Smooth and Easy Days – Free E-book on Habits
We all want our homeschooling days to be smooth and easy. Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason explains that smooth and easy days start with good habits.
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Time-Saving Devices (Part 3)
In this series we have focused on prioritizing, developing a routine, planning meals in advance and keeping up with the clutter. Here are a few final thoughts I’m pondering on becoming less time-challenged:
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Time-Saving Devices (Part 2)
In part one of this series I focused on prioritizing. Continuing with other thoughts I’m pondering on becoming less time-challenged:
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Time-Saving Devices
If I could manufacture one thing, one time-saving device that could make a real difference in our day, it would be time itself! Ah, but since that isn’t in the realm of possibility I have to move on to Plan B – making good use of the time I have. If I have prioritized and am organized as I go through my day, time seems more abundant. If I am unorganized – don’t have a set direction in which to go – I tend to find myself frittering away time minute by minute, and time seems very elusive. Here are thoughts I’m pondering on becoming less time-challenged:
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