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Gratitude Always Leads to Generosity

November 9, 2011 by Jules Leave a Comment

Today I'm chat'n about how gratitude does not always come naturally to me. Anybody else in this boat? I think that's why the Bible continually tells us to be disciplined about giving thanks.

Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 to "give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." as on of the principles for life in the spirit.

While imprisoned "...at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God..." (Acts 16:25)

Finishing reading my post over at http://homemakerschallenge.com/!!!

Filed Under: The Ones about Homemaker's Challenge Tagged With: bible, generousity, God, gratitude, Jesus, Paul the Apostle, Thanksgiving

“It’s like a Waggon!”

November 5, 2011 by Jules 4 Comments

Today we brought an entirely new level to my 3-year-old helping with major chores.

Before today I never would have considered asking Maggie to carry a laundry basket up our stairs but today...I did. That's right, I ask a short little, 25 lb, almost 3.5-year-old to carry 3 days worth of our entire 5 member family's laundry up the stairs. And she LOVED it!

Here's how we did it:

I attached a simple 4ft piece of twine to on handle on our laundry basket
I piled the children's laundry on the landing 1/2 way up the stairs
Mags then fill the basket up as much as she liked (and was able to heave up the stairs)
After loaded, we strung the twine across the laundry (holding in the items)

When it was through the other handle, Maggie then pulled it thus toting the load up the stairs
She ran down the hall way pulling the basket behind her yelling, "Mommy! It's like a wagon!"
Finally she dumped their clothes (a load at a time) into her bedroom floor where we later sorted and put it away
{We continued this same procedure with Matt's and my clothing to our bedroom}

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Share with us fun ways you involve your kids in daily chores?

Filed Under: Cleaning, Parenting Tagged With: children's chores, laundry, waggon

A Sarah Mae Giveaway!

November 3, 2011 by Jules 8 Comments

That's right everybody! I have Sarah Mae's "31 Days to Clean, Having a Martha home the Mary way" e-book to giveaway!

Many of you have heard me going on and on and on about 31 Days to Clean. Many of you may have no idea what I'm talking about. Let me tell you a little bit about the e-book:

“Life-giving is about receiving from God in order to give to others.” Barbara Mouser, Five Aspects of Woman
31 Days to Clean is about loving others well.
It’s about the “why” and the vision and the heart for taking care of our domains (Mary) with some spring cleaning thrown in (Martha).
The heart of our homes is not in the ability to keep it perfect at all costs; the heart of a home is love. We live in a thing, a non-eternal structure that needs to be maintained. The thing is worthless without the life we bring to it and through it. This book is about bringing life to the mundane in order to love well.

-Sarah Mae {click here to learn more about the book, author, see the table of content, and read a sample "day"

Here are the ways you can enter to win this contest:

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Don't forget to leave a SEPERATE comment on this post for EACH of the above 'shares' you did. You may do EVERY type of entry, a few of them, or just one. Each comment is another 'entry' for the contest. The more you share the better chance you have of winning the e-book 31 Days to Clean by Sarah Mae! The winner will need to let me know which version they would prefer: kindle, nook, or pdf file. There will be a random drawing and then I will announce the winner Friday morning!

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This book would make a great Christmas gift and fun challenge for the new year!

-------> Other Post on 31 Days to Clean you may be interested in can be found HERE and HERE! <--------

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Thanks for playing and Happy Sharing!!!

Filed Under: Cleaning, GIVEAWAYS! Tagged With: 31 days to clean, cleaning, contest, E-book, facebook, free stuff, giveaway, sarah mae, share, twitter

FALL In Love With Your Home

October 21, 2011 by Jules Leave a Comment

Let’s not allow these things we purchase, store, sprinkle around our home be our treasure. Don’t FALL in love with the items but let the items help set the tone of a time and place that build lasting memories of relationships in the making. Let those effects be the treasure. Let the things aid your house in becoming a home. A memorable place not because of the surrounding adorableness but for the relationships built among the uniqueness. A home where an Eternal impact is made!

On a more practical note, I’ve included pictures of the simple decorations our family has around our home for this season. These were all inexpensive!

Check out the entire post @ http://homemakerschallenge.com/2011/10/21/fall-in-love-with-your-home/.

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Leave a comment and tell us your house's story of becoming a home! Do you have an budget save decor ideas to share?

Filed Under: The Ones about Homemaker's Challenge, The ones about the Rothacher Home

Fighting Inevitable Decay

September 8, 2011 by Jules Leave a Comment

This, this is the face I picture on the face of my home as I attempt to clean it.
Laughing, taunting, so smug, thrilled in having conquered, conquered me.

That's right. I feel like my house is simply laughing as I scamper about continually picking up. Then, hysteria sets in if and when I decide I'm going to, not just pick up, but actually clean something. It feels like a constant battle. My house has recruited civilians, aka my husband and children, to join forces in my demise. Toys wander from the playroom and scatter like dust across every inch of down stairs. The clean laundry awaits hangers and drawers in baskets on my bedroom floor. My kitchen floor colects...stuff regaurdless of the times I sweep it daily.

Check out the rest of the post over at the homemaker's challenge today!