Home Management Binder (1)

Even the sparrow has found a home,
         And the swallow a nest for herself,
         Where she may lay her young—
         Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
         My King and my God.

Psalm 84:3

I must say that today I love my home management binder. If you have been to one of our workshops, you may have browsed through it. My focus is always on Function, not beauty. I like things to be pretty, but do not have a natural giftedness toward this, so I was so excited with what I found yesterday on the internet. http://www.sketchesbybethany.net/. This very gifted Stay at Home mother uses the same Binder method I have used and loved. Since her focus is art she made beautiful sketches for her binder covers. I love them. I downloaded them yesterday. She has two versions of these, one is more vintage in design, the other more modern. I liked the script on some and the pictures on the other, so I plopped them into my Paint program and changed them. Yes, I was playing, not working. The final result is brand new beautiful dividers for my Family Management Journal.

While I was on a kick, I started looking for a meal planning form that I would love. I have used several different ones, but none ever seemed “just right.” Yesterday I found a terrific free one from:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/dandelionseeds. Scroll down her page and bit and you will see a Weekly Menu Planner. I printed those on two sides, and put an original in a sheet protector in my binder. Something I JUST realized is that I should save these two week meal plans. I can reuse them! I am not sure why it never occured to me before, but my daughter found that tidbit out on the internet and shared it with me. Great idea!

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Malia Russell is the blessed wife to Duncan, thankful mother to four children, ages 3-17 and an author, conference speaker and director of www.homemaking911.com. Visit her site for inspiration, encouragement and practical help in your roles as a godly wife, mother, homemaker or home educator.

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