If you find yourself dreading to go home, waking up feeling grumpy, easily distracted or often frustrated with your family, CLUTTER might be the underlying cause. “Clutter can play a significant role in how we feel about our homes, our workplaces, and ourselves. Messy homes and workspaces leave us feeling anxious, helpless, and overwhelmed. Yet, rarely is clutter recognized as a significant source of stress in our lives,” Psychologist Sherrie Bourg Carter wrote in an article for Psychology Today. The good news is, REDUCING CLUTTER is an easy task you can conquer. Don’t let the project overwhelm you; simply tackle it step-by-step. Find a method that works best for you…
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Finding the Time to Pray
*Updated 4/3/2019 – Originally posted June, 13, 2019 The most common frustration for tired, weary Christians in our hustle and bustle modern society is that, “I just don’t have the time to pray!”. But can you imagine if I told my husband that I just don’t have time to talk to him everyday? Or, can you imagine me telling my close friends that I just don’t have time to communicate with them anymore? Prayer plays a vital role in our relationship with our Heavenly Father. When we make excuses not to pray, we are telling God that He isn’t really so important to us. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray without…
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FREE Productivity Printable Planners
Another new year is approaching! Let’s get excited together! Planning a schedule and setting daily goals keeps you from wasting time. For this reason, I’ve created some FREE productivity printable planners for you. (See below this post!) Every hour counts! I’m not suggesting that you’re so rigid with your schedule that you can’t afford to enjoy some downtime during the day or share fun moments with your children. >> BUT, realize that being a good planner actually frees more time up for your family. You won’t have to find yourself running haphazard if you work on your daily tasks and goals efficiently everyday. Some thoughts to remember on creating a schedule and…
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8 Goal Setting Obstacles and How to Maneuver Around Them
The top two biggest goal setting obstacles is fear and lack of belief in yourself. Fear of failure affects us so much at times that we may avoid any initiative in setting goals. Perhaps if you’re aware of some of the most common goal setting obstacles you can work toward overcoming them. So today, I’m sharing with you “EIGHT common goal setting obstacles”, plus “TEN goal setting tools to help you succeed in reaching your goals”. 1. You Don’t Want What You Think You Want Some goals are set because other people want them for you. If you don’t really want what you say you want, it will be very…
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Do You Need More Time? 5 Tips for Using your Time More Efficiently
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: ~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) Time is precious. Time is valuable. You can’t regain time once it’s gone. As women we have many responsibilities to maintain, so we must manage our time well. Here’s five tips for using your time more efficiently: 1. Ask God for Wisdom. We need wisdom on how to manage our household, our kids, our daily schedule. Start your day in Bible reading and prayer. Ask God for more wisdom. The Bible says we just have to ask for it. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,…
