Now that we are into a new month it is time for us to work on building the bridge of consistency in household chores. I have never been seccessful at getting my kiddos to be regular chore doers because if I were at the school for Chores then my report card would be full of 'F's. At least now, thanks to the Flylady, I understand the theory behind home management and how it all should work. Now is the time to get going training myself to be a professional keeper of my home! And a big part of doing that involves training my children in assisting me in that all important role of homemaker.

So this first week is going over the list of chores that keeps a household running smoothly - these are the essentials like bill paying, grocery shopping, washing clothes, etc - and I wanted the children to understant that they maynot be responsible for all of these chores but if it is all left up to one person (me or their dad) then it is quite a load. We are a team with different God-given roles (daddy needs to lead the family, mummy as homemaker, helpmate, and a affectionate wife and mother, and the children to be obedient to their parents and to grow up in the Lord's admonition) and as a team we must work together to help each other do what pleases the Lord. Keeping one person from doing what God wants of them because they are overloaded by tasks/chores that other family member could do, within their ability, doesn't make any sense spiritually.

And so begins August and our new 'one thing'.