Know you need to clean your house … but feel like you have no time? Try these handy tips to help create a cleaning plan that will work even on your busiest days! If you Google “How to Clean Your Home When You Don’t Have…
Ever wonder what to clean first? Or where to start cleaning in your home? These quick and simple housekeeping strategies will help! Reader question: What I struggle with the most is trying to find where to start in my day. More than anything, what do…
Tackle big homemaking jobs by breaking them into smaller ones. (This handy step-by-step guide will help!) Reader question: Can you please help me? I’ll start a big job in my home, then have to stop part way, then have a bigger mess, then I don’t…
Feel like your kids’ toys have overtaken your home? Don’t sweat it. Here are helpful tips on how to deal with the mess … and your frustration. Every parent knows that kids’ belongings have a scary way of multiplying like little else. Happy meal toys….
Do you know who lives near you? Get to know your neighbors with these fun get-together ideas. Do you know your neighbors? If you do, how well do you know them? Do you find yourself surrounded by strangers … or by people you know in…
What is hygge? Here’s what you need to know about hygge … and why you’ll want it in your home. What the heck is hygge? How do you pronounce it? And why on earth would you want it as part of your home? If you’ve…
Ever wonder where to start cleaning? This quick and simple strategy will help! Have you ever walked into a room, fully intending to start cleaning it … but you have absolutely no idea where to begin? It used to happen to me all the time,…
Having trouble with planning a menu? You’ll absolutely love this simple 5-step meal and menu planning process! Food is essential to a haven. When you think of creating a haven by catering to your five senses, you can’t forget about taste. And meals are the…
Ever wonder how you can keep up with your home when you don’t feel like cleaning? Sometimes, you just don’t feel like cleaning. Depending on how much cleanliness matters to you, you may never feel like cleaning. But cleaning still must be done, even if…
Your bags are packed. You’re ready to leave. Before you head out the door, here are 4 things to clean before vacation. I know I’m not the only woman who cleans her home before leaving for vacation. There’s just something about knowing that I’ll be gone…
Dealing with an unorganized mess? Try these 2 simple ways to organize your home! Struggling with organization in your home? I have good news for you: it doesn’t have to be difficult. For years, I thought that proper organization meant investing in matchy-matchy bins and…
Summer comes just once a year … make the most of summer in your home with these five easy, breezy tips! Summertime’s here! If you love warmth, sunshine, and longer, laid-back days, this is your time of year. And even if summer’s not your favorite season,…
If you’re trying to hide God’s Word in your heart, there’s a very easy way to remind yourself of Scripture all through the comfort of your own home. Years ago, I read about a mother of young sons who hung nautical pictures all over the…
Have you ever made the choice to invite God to dinner? Wonder why you would … or how you could? Every once and a while, my son or daughter will set an extra place setting at the dinner table – complete with napkin, plate, silverware…
As you’re naturally winding down each night, try inviting God to join in your bedtime. Have you ever stopped to consider that God is with you every moment of every day? Sometimes it’s tempting to think you’re on your own. But you’re not. And the…
Feeling like you’re caring for your home all the time, mama? Tired of being the mom who cleans all the time? Here are 2 ways to spend more time with your children and less time with your housework. “Mommy! Will you play with me?” The…
Need to simplify your homemaking? You might be surprised at how one factor in your home can be a huge game-changer. As a wife and mom, finding the time and energy to care for my home is pretty tricky. After all, there always seems to…
Have you ever thought that your wardrobe choices could affect your home? Here’s how to make your clothing choices help your homemaking! I used to think clothing choices had everything to do with a personal sense of style. If you wanted to wear something, you…
If you want to make your motherhood count – and if you know you need to transform your outlook and approach to mothering – here are 3 steps to take today. Before I became a mom, I never lacked a shortage of parenting ideas. Someday…
You might not want to admit it, but the calling to care for your home is a great thing. Have you ever known you’ve had a calling for something … but you’d rather ignore it? I have a tendency to get excited about new possibilities…