Organization
8 Tips For a Successful CC Community Day
Since my kids have aged out of Foundations/Essentials, I asked my good friend Jade to share some of her tips for success with a big family on their CC community day. She has two students in Challenge and five younger kids to get to community day. It is possible to make it work with a…
Read More7 Organization Principles to Maximize Your Home
My family lives with my mother in the house where I grew up. When you’ve lived in the same place for over forty years, things tend to pile up. I’ve developed some organization principles over the years to help keep our home available for hospitality. They may not be profound, but it seems as I…
Read MoreDesigning a She Shed for Your Teenager
It all started with a cardboard box and a creative teenager. Last Christmas I ordered a new chair for the living room and my daughter confiscated the box. She said she’d only keep it for a week, but then I saw what she made out of it. It was the most creative box clubhouse I’d…
Read MorePlanning Through the Years – Tips From a High School Senior
by Andy Strauss After a convicting missions conference, I, now a high school senior in my final semester of high school, stood praying, attempting to listen to God, and begging him to spontaneously reveal word for word His plan for my life. While I have had an idea of the vocation God wants me to…
Read MoreSave Time & Money by Cooking Once & Eating All Week
For the past couple of months my family has been experimenting with the concept of cooking once and then enjoying the fruits of our labors all week with healthy meals. It’s been pretty revolutionary. We’ve been eating better than we were before and totally saving money by not eating out as often. Even better, when…
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