A Practical Look at Scheduling

Blog, Time Management

This post was originally written Summer 2015. Each year of my life bring unique circumstances. My oldest son is 19, and we’ve been officially homeschooling since the fall of 2001. In that time, we’ve lived in 9 houses in 6 states, and now we have seven...

Practical Planning for a New School Year

Blog, Organization, Teaching Multiple Ages, Time Management

How many more weeks until school starts at your house? We’re planning to start back up again by late August — and it just recently dawned on me how soon that will be! So I thought I’d make a list of the things I need to get done in the few weeks of...

Getting Control of Time

Blog, Time Management

This post is adapted from http://homeschoolingbible.com/more-hours-in-my-day, where we first published it. When someone is lost in the woods, his first inclination is denial. Then he starts to realize he really is lost, and starts to move faster. It’s called...

Time for God, Husband, and Kids — When You’re Exhausted!

Blog, Marriage, Time Management

I received an excellent reader question lately, and she gave permission for me to share it with you: I am a homeschooling mom of 8. Our oldest child is 18 and no longer at home, but the others are 10, 8, 8, 6, 4 (with Asperger’s), 2, and newborn. 1.  How do you...

Keeping Life Uncluttered

Blog, Time Management

At HomeschoolingTorah, members can access our free e-book on how to organize their homes. Now let’s tackle keeping our homes free of clutter! Here are some things I’ve noticed about clutter: Homemaking can reveal my heart. In my own life, clutter has...