The CHCHC Newsletter is now going to be posted only once a week on the weekend. Please keep your comments and pictures coming... just add them to the most recent Newsletter posted each week. We all love reading how everyone is doing!
C.H.C.H.C. STATS - 200 women signed up for email notification! TIME REMAINING IN CHCHC from Day 36:17 days TIME REMAINING IN CHCHC at the end of the week: 10 days CHALLENGES THIS WEEK:
DAY 36 - Devotion & Reflection (Sunday)
DAYS 37 thru 42 - Remaining Bedrooms (Mon. thru Sat.)
To print the Detailed Cleaning list for this week, click on the following link: BEDROOMS
I've also made a "Half Way Through" sheet for you to evaluate how things are going for you in comparison to the beginning of the challenge. Put it after your "BEFORE BEGINNING" sheet toward the beginning of your organizer so you can see what your goals were in the beginning, and if you're on track, or what you need to work on. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO STRESS OR DEPRESS... it's to help you make sure you're following the Lord's will for you in this challenge. Remember your HEART is the most important thing!) Click the following link to print it off: HALF WAY THROUGH...
I'm also in the process of finishing up a Weekly Keepin' Up Up-Keep List to help you keep your home (and heart) blessed! I'll let you know when it's ready... hopefully in the next couple of days. Thanks for your patience as the Lord continues to give me more ideas and you guys continue to give me your feedback from the challenge! REMEMBER.... (what to prepare and plan each night)
What's for breakfast tomorrow? Get anything ready that you can tonight.
Lay out clothes for everyone... (BY THE WAY... JUST BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T TACKLED THE LAUNDRY ROOM, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE DOING LAUNDRY! Make sure you've got that on your schedule so you don't get further behind.
As you get done in each room, make sure that you're keeping it picked up. Take 10 - 15 minutes before the kids go to bed and make sure that everything is done so you wake up to a clean house in the morning!
Have you looked at your Weekly Challenge Calendar and know what's happening tomorrow and the rest of the week? (appointments, etc that you can't forget...)
Have you planned your Weekly Menu?
Write in your Prayer Journal on how you're feeling and doing with the challenge, as well as meditate on the verse for the week.
REFLECT... (on The CHCHC)
Leave a comment on the blog to share and encourage others. Your comments may uplift and encourage someone else! Be a blessing! (For those of you who are not "homeschoolbloggers", you can still leave comments! For those of you who don't have a blog, please leave a comment and sign your name. If you have a blog somewhere else, than just leave your link in the comment. Here are some questions to get you thinking... be sure to be writing your thoughts in your Prayer Journal as well! We never know what will happen from one day to the next, and your journal is an important part of remembering your journey throughout The Clean Heart, Clean Home Challenge.
How is the challenge going for you?
How is God speaking been speaking to you? Have you been listening?
How is you Challenge Schedule/Plan going?
Most importantly... how is your HEART? What are you learning about yourself?
RENEW... (your heart)
(She) willingly works with her hands. Proverbs 31:13 (NKJV)
Thanks for this post. I am moved by the prayer which says what I feel. May the Lord bless you with more grace and revelation as you bless others with your great love and care and sharing. Trust that you and baby are keeping well. She should be coming soon! Blessings to you and your loved ones.
Ai Boon
I have to admit I started out well but have fallen behind recently! It's ok though as most of what I need to do I need to wait for dh help so I don't feel so bad!
I would love to know though how to keep it all so tidy - I do a really good clean and sort out and manage to keep on top of it for a while but slowly it begins to slide again - I can keep one room tidy but I find things like while I'm cleaning one room the dc are in another messing it up!! Does anyone else have this same frustration?
Being heavily pregnant I don't have the energy to clean two rooms up!!
Sarah
Hi. Thanks for dropping by my blog to encourage me. I think that I am struggling with heart issues at the moment and am leaving the house issues alone for the time being. By the way, I noticed that your baby side bar updates reflect the wrong month. Cheerio and God bless you.
Ai Boon
Hi there!
I haven't been able to follow the time set forth for the challenge but I've been making quite a bit of progress! The mountain of laundry in our basement (and I'm not exaggerating) has been reduced to (zero - nada) I'm so happy!!!!!!! I have 5 bags packed in our vehicle for give-aways! I'll be at it again tomorrow!
God bless!
Cathy :o)
We had to take a break from the challenge. Too many end of school year things are happening. Since I have no urgent events like childbirth to keep me going, I have chosen to take a 2 week break & will finish in June.
I am so happy to report that the areas we cleaned are staying that way! I sigh a happy sigh every time I enter the laundry room because it no longer screams at me.
Too bad I still haven't found that missing library book!
Amanda
and a woman seeking the Lord's Will (daily), a wife (striving to keep the romance alive), a "Smamma" (Step- mother) of one and a homeschooling mom of seven (I was never going to have children), who starts every day over (after messing SOME thing up the day before), knowing God's grace is overflowing (just like my laundry), and so thankful He's blessed me more than I'll ever deserve.
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Thanks for this post. I am moved by the prayer which says what I feel. May the Lord bless you with more grace and revelation as you bless others with your great love and care and sharing. Trust that you and baby are keeping well. She should be coming soon! Blessings to you and your loved ones.
Ai Boon