Hearts for Home July 14, 2009

Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home
writes:

”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do each week to bring our thoughts, prayers and actions to keeping our 'Hearts for Home'.”

I have not been doing well with keeping these weekly resolutions. This week I am going to keep things really simple.

1. Action: Water my flowers and vegetables – now that the rain has eased up, these are drying up.

2. Prayer: Pray for grace when I am about to lose patience.

3. Thoughts: Think of something to be thankful for when I am about to complain.

4. Action: File the children’s report cards and awards from last school year.

Hearts for Home July 7, 2009

Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes:

”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do each week to bring our thoughts, prayers and actions to keeping our 'Hearts for Home'.”

Last week I only succeeded in doing #2 (“Not yell if someone knocks over a vase of flowers.”) and that was only because no one did knock over a vase last week. I am going to try this again, with a focus on tidying up work areas so they are more serene and set a good example for the kids in keeping their own work areas tidy.

1. Find a gentle or funny way to remind the children (and husband too!) of their housekeeping duties. (This morning I said, “I know you all think you’re special and don’t have to put your shoes away, but there are a lot of special feet around here.”)

2. Re-organize the bookshelves and donate some unused books to the library. (I actually already have a box full that I was going to give to a homeschooling friend for her group, until I found out her group had dissolved.)

3. Keep my desk clean. (I have been clearing it on a regular basis, but those piles find a way of creeping back.)

4. Go through the basket of papers and other stuff I cleared off my desk.

Hearts for Home June 30, 2009

Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes:

”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do each week to bring our thoughts, prayers and actions to keeping our 'Hearts for Home'.”

Last week I only succeeded in doing #4 and #5 on my list of 6 items. I am going to make this one shorter, and much more attainable. Here is my list for this week. I am going to print out this list to help stay focused on these goals.

1. Read one scripture a day to the children.
2. Not yell if someone knocks over a vase of flowers.
3. Have at least one child practice the piano each day.
4. Establish a “reading hour” during which everyone in the house does nothing but read.

Hearts for Home June 23, 2009

Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home has started a new Tuesday forum.

She writes:

“In today’s busy and aggressive society mothers at home are not given much encouragement to be committed to their role in being home.

In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinking about what 4-6 things we can do each week to bring our thoughts, prayers and actions to keeping our 'Hearts for Home'.”

Here is my list for this week, which is the first week the kids will be home for the summer. I am going to print out my list to help stay focused on these goals.

1. Get up early and make a pancake breakfast.
2. Plant some flowers together.
3. Read one scripture prior to Grace at dinner every night.
4. Keep the vases full of June roses from the yard.
5. Read a George MacDonald book out loud to all the children.
6. Make at least one comment a day in public that will give testimony to mothers keeping their hearts for home.