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Mar 5

A Baby’s On the Way!

When is the best time to start preparing your child for apprentice training?

About 42 seconds after you realize a new baby is on the way!

This allows for a few seconds of delighted laughing and hugging before dedicating the new eternally destined human  back to the Lord for safe keeping, wise upbringing, noble character, and spiritual values. Acknowledging the Lord’s ownership of “your” child, and realizing your task is to fit him or her for the Lord’s purposes is the first step in apprentice training. Another question:

What is the most important item to acquire to be prepared for a new baby’s arrival?

  • While a car seat to get baby home from the hospital is fairly important, that is not the right answer.
  • A lifetime supply of disposable diapers is enviable, but not the right answer.
  • A Restoration Hardware nursery is, admittedly, something for those of us who are not fond of primary colors and cartoon animals for decorating, but sadly, price-wise and value-wise, not the right answer. Read more

Mar 2

Week Seven and Eight: Ingraining New Habits

If you are living alone, or have no help from others in the household, only you can keep up routine cleaning and attend to the deep cleaning tasks. Stay professional by doing tasks with an analytical spirit. Look for ways to streamline. Experiment with a different way of doing the jobs. Pinpoint the interruptions or events that  delay or set you off track.

If you still have organizational problems in certain rooms, now is the time to make them disappear and go away for good. If you conquered them earlier, fine, but if not, make an appointment with yourself to handle them. Get the storage equipment, bags, or shelving needed to corral (if not eliminate) the problem.

I have one question: What is harder than doing all this work yourself–even after designing such great routines?

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