Way to go wanting to have a quiet time!!  You know you need the Lord to strengthen you if you are going to be a great mom.  You absolutely cannot do it without Him, just coasting with your own power.  But how can we get that quiet time done??  I think we have ALL struggled with that at times. Terri’s Method: I recommend Terri Maxwell’s book,Managers of Their Homes.  The number one priority of that

Homeschooling:I try to spend one-on-one time with our youngest child before I start the more intense schooling with the others so she sees that she is important to me.  Then she can face the day secure and ready to obey and be separated from me a little.   Then I move up the ladder to the first-grader and spend time with him.  It is easy to teach a 3 or 4-year-old beginning reading with phonics flashcards, so

Question: “Sometimes I feel like my kids stumble out of bed, eat breakfast in their underwear, then take forever getting ready to do school.  Of course we also have to clean up the kitchen which is just another thing to delay getting our day started. ” Answer: When I was on the MOMYS (Mothers of Many Young Siblings, momys.com) email loop, I learned so very much from moms who had already been where I wa

Don’t be shocked when your little cute is impolite at the table.  We’re all born that way!  We all have to learn that we were not born vikings. Sometimes when my kids are not nice at a mealtime I take away their food and drink and say they can have it back when they apologize and say “Thank you!” and “May I please have it back?” Too little to talk? They can do the sign language

Q: What do you do about situations with siblings when one tattle-tales, yet what the sibling they’re tattling on is doing probably isn’t best. It’s like, I don’t want to reward the tattle-tale behavior, but also, how do I let a sibling that was doing something *wrong* get away with it? It’s very tough and I pray for leading in this. Let me know any thoughts you have–experience, e

I have been blessed with friends who have shown me how to get free items at various stores (Thanks Iarmila and Naomi!!).  But Walgreen’s is by far the easiest and least complicated place to get free merchandise that is actually practical and usable. All you do is go to Walgreen’s and look at the front page of their ad.  They outline several products you can get for free!  Ask for help finding the ite

Submitted by Hannah We have tried many breakfasts and we have all agreed that this one is the best breakfast in the world!  (Okay, we actually eat toast a lot, too… But this recipe is a great way to wean your kids from expensive cereal!) The Easiest, Yummiest, Cheapest, Quickest Healthiest Breakfast! 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), 10 cups of rolled oats, 3/4 cup brown or raw sugar Melt butter in a large sauce-pa

Over the years, as we have added more kiddos we have changed laundry systems many times. At one time, we did the once-a-week system.  That was great to get it all out of the way in one day!  That is impossible now with eight kids… During the once-a-week time, a friend of mine said that God had told her to come over on that day and do all the laundry for us!  That was my very favorite system of all :O). We