Old Fashioned Housework

It is a beautiful day outside. I will open the windows and let in the fresh, clean air. My plan for today is to spend 2 hours doing some old fashioned housework.

I will start in about 10 minutes.

This is what I will do:

1. Sweep the front porch. Then set up a chair so I can sit out there this afternoon, with a good book.

2. Clean the front entryway and wash the glass doors.

3. Vacuum the living room.

4. Do a load of laundry. Then hang clothes on the line.

5. Deep clean one of the children's rooms.

6. Make a delicious lunch. Freeze the leftovers for quick and easy suppers for my teens.

7. Clean the kitchen.

Before I start my work, I will put on some Old, Southern Gospel Music . Then I will put up my hair and wear a pretty apron.

It is going to be a lovely day at home!

Blessings
Mrs. White

Encouragement - Mother as the Coach.

Homeschooling - Education Must Not Be Rushed.



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The Christian Home - Issue 23

Welcome to the 23rd edition of The Christian Home, a weekly Blog Magazine posted every Monday morning.

Each article was submitted by various Christian Blog Authors. I am grateful for their participation. I hope you enjoy visiting them, reading their work and spending some time getting to know them at their own blogs.  If you would like to write for us, please see the instructions at the end of this post. For your enjoyment, there is a selection of music at the end of this issue. Please feel welcome to play the song while reading this magazine.

Blessings,
Mrs. White




Design and Decorate




Featured Columnist -Deanna presents Decorating on the Prairie with Some Finds  posted at Home Haven Ministry.



Finances




Featured Columnist - Kristen Hamilton from  A Day in the Life, will be back with us again next week.




Gardening and Flowers




Featured Columnist -  Briana presents  Gardern Mysteries Solved, Well Some of Them posted at I Can't Decide.


Home Business



Featured Columnist -  Kathy Brodock presents  Building a Family Economy - Plant It! posted at Teaching Good Things.



Modest Fashion





[I am looking for a columnist for this feature.]


Hospitality 



Featured Columnist - Heather presents Chocolate Mousse and Cherry Parfait  posted at Marine Corps Nomads.





Homekeeping




Featured Columnist - Angie Wright presents  A little chat about towels posted at Petra School. She says, "How do you keep your towels?"




Parenting 



Featured Columnist - Susan presents  Charlotte Mason on “Me Time,” or Masterly Inactivity for Moms posted at Homeschooling Hearts and Minds.


 
Movies and Music



Featured Columnist -  Laura O in AK presents  Movie Marathon Option #2 ~ Star Wars! posted at Day By Day in Our World. 





The Godly Home 



Featured Columnist - Molly presents From Working Mother, to Working Mother posted at  Dancing in the Light of His Glory.




Young Adults



[I am looking for a columnist for this section. It must be a young adult who is an established blogger.]


Gentle Humor




Featured Columnist - April E. presents Sometimes the Truth Hurts posted at ElCloud Homeschool: Busy Minds, Busy Hands, Busy Feet.



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The Vision of Home

Temptations, Invitations and Urgings keep trying to call me away from home.  They keep trying to get mother away from keeping the home.

There is so much tranquility here. It is a slow - paced kind of life, when Mother is always at home.  She is able to cook and bake and clean. She is able to pray and spend time with her family.

The other day, I was working in the kitchen and getting so much accomplished. I made several batches of suppers for the freezer. This was for those rough days when I needed to rest, or focus on other things. But I needed to stay home and have the strength to finish my work.

I remember someone mentioning Nehemiah in the Bible and how he could not come down from the wall, because he was doing God's work. Was something trying to call him away?

I don't want my home to fall in ruins because I did not have a heart for it. I have a calling to be here. Please, don't tempt me, or distract me away from my work.

What a great blessing it is to have a vision of home. It is not only a vision but a dedicated heart. It is a form of heaven on earth - an artisitc endeavor in hospitality, and of creating the beauty of a traditional family.

Blessings
Mrs. White

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Vintage Healthy Home Link Up - 12th Edition

1950's - The White Family Kitchen

It's time to Link-up your posts! 

In the 1950's, families were more active, ate healthier foods and had more family time. Convenience foods had not yet come into fashion. This made for healthier homes! We want to bring back a more vintage lifestyle. 

Writings can be about anything related to Family happiness, Family game time, Family health, Mother's fitness (Fit Mommy), Outdoor activities and Nourishing foods. All you have to do is write something on your family-friendly blog and then come here to link-up! - Older posts are okay too!-

Just remember to link back to this post, so everyone else can enjoy all the submissions.

If you need a graphic or would like to read the introduction to this Link-up, please go to the Vintage Healthy Home Invitation. 


Fit Mommies -

If you are working on getting healthy and fit, we'd love to read about your goals, accomplishments and progress each week!

[Due to some computer issues, I am not able to do the featured blogger at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience!]
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My Check in-

Fit Mommy -  

Sunday - (early morning) 45 minute workout.

Monday - 30 minute workout. 


Tuesday - 30 minute workout.

Wednesday through Friday (Note- I am writing this in advance on Tuesday night) - I have every intention of working out for 30 minutes each morning. I made a new commitment to stay focused on this. I am going to exercise every day. So far, I am feeling much healthier. I am also eating better.

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Have a great weekend!

Blessings
Mrs. White





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American Housewives are Lazy Squaws

I remember browsing through the historic section of my local library, something like 15 years ago. I came across a passage in a Massachusetts book which described life in early America.

Forgive me for not citing the exact source, but it may have been written by Alice Morse Earle in the 1800's.  Something from the book really struck me.

An Indian described the pilgrim women as "Lazy Squaws." They could not comprehend why they spent so much time indoors or near the property. I had to chuckle when I read that. To this day, I still smile when I think of it.

Lately, I have been wondering: Are today's American Housewives lazy? I mean . . . are we, as a general rule, less productive than women in other cultures? Do we do less work than American women in history?

To fight this mentality, I have been trying to build up my endurance. I don't want to be sick, or frail. I want to accomplish the tasks that have been given to me. But I need to build up my strength. If we could just realize the short time we have here in this life, would it make us work harder and more efficiently to finish our work?

When my life has ended, I don't want to be remembered as being a lazy squaw. I want to be remembered for being a hard working, dedicated wife and mother who labored for the Lord, until her very last breath.

I want to work hard at my daily chores of feeding my family, teaching my children and caring for those in need. I want to be known as someone who can be counted on to keep my word.

 But I cannot do any of this if I remain in a constant state of illness. I need to run the race with endurance. I must be in a continual state of training in this life. I am to be an althlete in homemaking. This is the sport of my life.

Blessings
Mrs. White

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Childhood Home as the Nursery

Sometimes my grown children get homesick. They miss the days of the nursery - where Mother is here for them all the time. When Mother bakes cookies, makes supper and plays games. It is the soothing seclusion of a loving home - where the world is shut out for a time.

I can often see pain, in the eyes of my teenagers. But I cannot make it go away. I cannot stop them from hurting, or from suffering, in this life. But I can be here, with a loving smile and open arms.

I can listen to their stories. . . without judgement. . . I can hear their trials and tribulations and say nothing. This is the resting place. Home is the place to recover from the world. But I cannot make the world go away.

So I play cards with them. .  We gather around the table and we laugh and have a good time. We all have hurt in our eyes, but we push it aside.

And we play pool, in our beat up, unfinished porch that we call the game room.  We play on teams and I hear stories and jokes and I hear things I never thought could be so funny! I enjoy my teenagers and grown children. But I do not try to run their lives. I do not try to control them.

I am the keeper of the nursery.

Come here, my precious babies, when the world has become too painful. . . Come home to the nursery, where I will always be - with the cookies and the cards and the loving smile.

(Love Mom.)



blessings
Mrs. White


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Pajama School - Giveaway

Book - Pajama School - stories from the life of a homeschool graduate

Author - Natalie Wickham

Paperback, 330 pages




This delightful book was written by a talented author who is a homeschool graduate. She shares her childhood memories of family life, adventures and education.

Here are some highlights:

- She spent part of her childhood in Germany!

- She and her family had lunch with Doug Phillips!

- She and her siblings were charmingly creative and ran several offices (home businesses) in their basement for fun!

- When things got very difficult, and homeschool lessons were harder to finish, real life lessons were learned by all.

- She worked as a Page at the State Capital in Topeka.

 I have had the most lovely time reading Natalie's story! I was able to get ideas for my own homeschool. I was also encouraged to see how she turned out! I could relate to the trials her mother experienced at home, trying to cope with new babies, hardship and such, while trying to educate her children.

There was one section in the book, in particular, that greatly encouraged me. Her parents had a system, from the time the children were young, to teach them about money. Some of their ideas are similar to mine, but theirs are even more creative. At one point, I thought her Father was being a little mean, expecting the children to pay for too much, with their own hard earned money! But as she described her growing up years and her experiences with finances, I was greatly relieved and realized how essential a financial education is for our children. Her parents did an excellent job!

Natalie has a sweet, godly heart. I was inspired by her experiences as a graduate. I love how she prayed over decisions. I was encouraged by her shortcomings and her honesty in the things she worked on changing, with God's help. She is a normal person, from a good Christian home. And she has normal trials, just like the rest of us.

The book is written as an autobiography. Her memories and stories are enjoyable, entertaining and informative. I hope she writes another book soon!

The Giveaway

How would you like a chance to win your own autographed copy of "Pajama School"?  Natalie has generously offered one in a giveaway. 

All you have to do is leave me a comment, sharing your favorite homeschooling memory.

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*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

One random winner we be selected on Monday, July 18, 2011. (U.S.  Entries only.) If I am unable to reach the winner within 48 hours, an alternate winner will be selected. Your entry is only valid if you include a way for me to contact you. 

This contest is closed. The winner is Tristan.

*Disclosure -  I received this book for review purposes.*

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