Oct. 9th-- a new tip

I found a really interesting web site by accident while searching for a recipe.  It's called

www.Tipnut.com

It has every kind of tip you can imagine, from making aprons to  homemade laundry soap, from how to store green tomatoes to simple crafts.  It is a wealth of information.

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I read so many good tips from books and magazines I decided to keep track of them in this entry.

1. Get up before the children do........from A wife after God's own Heart by Elizabeth George

   "speaking of schedules, this one's for you, dear mom- you must beat the chidlren up! By this I mean you must get up before the rest of the family does.  Getting up after they do is a form of suicide. You start your day behind, and quess what?  You never catch up! So what happens when you get up a little earlier? You have time to officially wake up, sit alone, read form the Bible, make your to do list for the day, and pray for your day and your dear family.  You'll be be a better mom for it."

Sounds simple enough but if your like me, you stay up way past the time your children do, tiding up the house, reading, doing a few more chores so I have a hard time but I determined a long time ago when my kids were little that the only way to have a quiet time with God was to get up before they do.  It does really make a difference in your day.

Today I got up gave the kids the "Time to get up" call and made coffee, went over bills, walked outside to find my dog dug up my flower bed, and heard my horse neigh a good morning. But the best part is taking my coffee upstairs and having my quiet devotion time.   Then I can reflect on what needs to be done today and schedual out the day.  Summers are more relaxed, we read together and do a little schoolwork but we are not schedualed.