Ever had your day all planned and then--poof!--something unexpected happens and your schedule goes out the window?

What about those days when you look at the clock and you just feel behind. All. Day. Long?

Do you ever look at your schedule and wish that, just once, you could check off every single item before you fall into bed at night?

Friend, this was me! I would be in the office store, just staring at the planners and calendars, and I would think of how wonderful it would be to be organized with my time--like other women seemed to be. But I usually hesitated in purchasing anything; I knew from experience that I would often start a planner, filling in all the dates and times of the day with great expectation that this time, I would get on top of things.

After all, I was supposed to be a home manager, wasn't I? I was a "domestic engineer", right?

But this scheduling thing! I had such a hard time with it, and the planners usually ended up as scratch paper.

Finally, I settled on what worked for me, and I'm sure it may very well work for you, too.

Today, you will hear:

• the truth about pressure
• 4 Mindset Shifts about personal scheduling
• 4 practical ways to make changes in the way you schedule your day
• a new way to refer to time
• one specific method to deal with ADD/ADHD panic

So, come along with me on my love/hate relationship with schedules; I'll show you a better way.

References:

John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Psalm 139:16 "Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned when as yet there was none of them."

Connect:

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Are you the homemaker who is often in a panic at 4pm, wondering what to fix for dinner?

Do you get weary of all the new recipes you've been trying--the ones with some particular seasoning or ingredient you'll most likely never use again or forgot to purchase in the first place?

Does your emotional temperature rise when you feel that you--the SAHM--is the only one who ever has to prepare, cook, and clean up dinner?

If these questions sound familiar, you're gonna love today's episode!

Most of us are used to that age-old question that's been around since the beginning of time: "Hey, Mom! What's for dinner?" And, if we aren't careful, we won't have a ready answer.

Today, I'm sharing with you an easy meal plan that served me well for years in our family of ten. It's so simple you can memorize it!

In this episode you will hear about:

• the benefits of having a simple meal plan
• the basics of a plan that results in fewer, easier, and more predictable decisions
• 6 steps to creating your own custom meal plan for your family

I'm excited for you! By considering a new way to plan meals, you're one step closer to making your life simpler and easier. And who doesn't want that?

Congratulations. Here's to simple and easy!

Do you ever wonder if what you’re doing in life now will affect you later?

Do you ever say to yourself in a difficult season, “This is pointless—and hard! Why do I need to learn this?”

And, of course, we all used to say it: “When will I ever use this information again in real life?” I know that was in my mind, especially when I took Algebra II in high school.

Today, I share with you how those kinds of experiences lined up in my life over decades of growing up, growing out, and growing older. Most definitely, what I was learning in one season would prove useful—almost imperative—in another season, especially in being a homemaker. And what began in my life as a few pieces of unconnected yarn here and there eventually became a unique tapestry that testifies to God’s grace, mercy, and continual presence throughout my days.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• my introduction at an early age to homemaking skills;
• my formal education in home economics;
• our introduction to homeschooling;
• our large family, and
• an informal diagnosis of ADD.

This is a short take on my story—I’m hoping you can relate! Homemaking doesn’t have to be difficult or distasteful. We don’t have to care for our husbands and children out of duty and obligation only. Don’t we all want homes filled with love and laughter, hugs and high-fives? By faith we can have a bird’s-eye view of our circumstances that helps us to trust that the everyday work we do is meaningful and memorable. We can remember that same high view when life gets hard. And I found that, indeed, sometimes life does get hard.

But hard isn’t bad; it’s just hard.

And it’s always temporary.

In the midst of growing a marriage, having babies, and dealing with emergencies, the daily tasks in our homes still need to be done and, if those tasks can be simplified and performed with a loving heart and a sincere smile, then we can move more freely in peace with those in our own homes.

Welcome!

Here’s to Simple Homemaking for Christian Women and how it began.

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