The Blog Next Door

I was thinking this morning and realized that reading other blogs, can at times, become like keeping up with the Jones for me. It isn't that I covet the look of their blog or their followers. It isn't that kind of keepin' up that I am talking about. I'm talking about the times that I start reading blogs and wonder why I am not doing all the things that author is doing; be it grinding my own grain, preserving 50 qts of tomatoes or sewing my 7th quilt for the year or even writing beautiful blog posts everyday. I start reading blogs and I start comparing my life to hers, I start being discontent with who I am. I start condemning myself and calling myself lazy. I start to beat myself up for all the things that I'm not doing in my life. Why do I do that? Who says I have to do all those things that the "blogger next door" is doing? Who says if I don't do them that I am not a capable, loving keeper at home? I'll tell you who. Satan!!

Keeping My Home - Or Not

I'm so glad today is Monday and the start of a new week. We have been super busy lately and I can't even tell you why. I guess we've just had alot extra going on lately, and I have to say, I don't like it. My home has suffered and now it's time to catch up. I had a big to do list ready for today but most of it did not happen because I spent too much time in the garden. Now I have to admit, my garden needed the attention. My summer garden flopped, so I am working on a fall garden. It is doing really well with canteloupe, spaghetti squash, cucumbers, watermelon, tomatoes and herbs. I want to get some other things started soon but had to quit for the day after realizing it was 1:30 and we hadn't had lunch and the only thing that had gotten done in the house was 3 loads of laundry (which are still waiting to be put away). However, my garden got tilled, weeded and some panels put in for vining up the canteloupe and staked the tomatoes. Much better now!

I have been struggling greatly with keeping up with my home. There have been several times lately that I've been ashamed to have anyone show up at my house. Most of it is just stuff out where it doesn't belong and doesn't take long to put away, but it seems to be a constant thing. I'm working this week on changing that and getting back into the groove of keeping my home. I want my home to always be comfortably clean with a delicious snack and fresh lemonade ready for any company that might stop by. Is that too much to ask? Well, honestly, some days I guess it is. I need to start saying no more to outside extras and yes more to staying home and taking care of my family and home. Now, lest you think I'm terrible; the outside activities have been VBS, church activities, helping friends move, etc. So, it isn't like I'm spending all my time at the mall (ICK!) but I did spend a couple days scrapbooking with a friend.

Anywho, I'm ready to buckle down and take back control of my time and my home. I hope to post updates this week as I go. I will also try to get some pictures of my garden to share with you, because I really enjoyed seeing Crystal's garden here.  My is not near as nice as hers, but it works for me.

How are you doing at keeping your home?

Picture of our new schedule

I was looking at the Titus2 website this morning and thought I would probably really benefit from the Managers of Their Homes book, but because of some other school and home resources I have purchased recently, I can't order it right now. I'm hoping someone at our local homeschool convention will have the Maxwell's products there so I can look and maybe purchase then, it's in early May. Anyway, it got me to thinking about the schedule we have now and how we aren't following it (at all)! So while in town this morning I ran by the dollar store and picked up a poster board and got busy making our new schedule. I got it all plotted out with names and times and little squares (I am wierd, I like doing that kind of thing) and then explained my plan to my children. I gave them a list of the things they had to accomplish during the day and how long to expect each task to take, either 1/2 an hour or a full hour. I also explained certain things needed to be done as a family and I wrote those in on the schedule. Also which ones needed done in the morning and which could be afternoon, etc. However, they were allowed to put each task at whatever time they wanted on the schedule. For instance, child A might put math at 8:00am while child B has it at 1:00pm. This was the part that was really different for us, always before I had made the schedule and just told them when they would get up and when they would do this and that. It's funny though because if I told them they had to get up at 7:00am they would squawk at me but they all chose that on this schedule!! They all really enjoyed mapping out their day and were excited to start it tomorrow. Several made comments that they thought this would work really well (can you see my smiling mama face:). They have never been excited about a schedule and were moaning when I told them we were going to be making a new one today, but then after realizing they had some control over their own day, they loved it. I cannot wait to see how it works and if it lasts for awhile, most of my new ideas flop rather quickly. I have high hopes for this one though. Here is a picture of it; it's hanging on the side of our fridge which is very open and visible to all.

The paper wasn't long enough for our entire day, so morning is on the left side of thick black line and afternoon is on the right side. The times are listed in the far left column. I have a column along with each child, it all fit perfectly. The colored tabs are just mini stick it notes so that we can rearrange if we see something isn't working. The squares that look blank actually have pencilled in things such as meals and clean up, Bible time and ball practice. Hopefully all of this made sense and you understand what I was trying to explain :)

I know that there are alot of tips and good advice I would get out of the Managers of Their Homes book, so I would still like to have a copy, but this might work until then.

Blessings,
Rashel

My routines

Here are my daily routines:

Morning - (after I have my quiet time with God)
make my bed
take dirty clothes to laundry
shower, dress
start laundry
check my calendar
check dinner plans/start it
make to do list for day
check children's chores

Noon routine
check my sink, is it shining
sort laundry, reboot if needed
check supper
5 min room rescue
clear a hotspot
get ready for afternoon school
check children's chores

Before Bed routine
check kitchen, make sure it's clean
check calendar for next day
make to do list for next day
check meals/snacks for next day
do I need to prep for school
lay out clothes
pick up living room
get ready for bed
check children's chores

These are the routies I strive for, but since I am just starting flying again, I am babystepping my way back into them. I may not accomplish everything listed but I hit the major things. Also, just by reading it, I am reminded of what I need to do and if it really needs to be done that day, I will do it. Eventually I plan to have all routines done completely and out of habit, but for now I am content to babystep and do the most important things on each list.

Blessings,
Rashel

Daily schedule, well maybe.....

I made up a new daily schedule for us because I don't feel like we are accomplishing enough each day and my hope is that this will help. I'm sure it will need tweaked a little as we go or it may not work at all, but here is the plan.

6:30-7:30 my Bible time
7:30 AM routine
8:00 kids up and I start breakfast
then we eat
8:45 animal chores for kids, I get ready for school
9:15 Bible with the kids
10:00 school work
12:00 lunch and noon routine
1:00 school work
3:00 housework and zone
4:00 Proverbs 31 work
5:30 start dinner (if I haven't already)
kids clean up the kitchen
8:00 before bed routine
9:00 kids to bed
10:00 me to bed

My Proberbs 31 work is where I plan to keep up with freezer cooking, pantry stocking, sewing, crocheting, etc.

We'll see how it goes.

Titus 2 - Our Homes#9

Hi ladies,
How are all of you doing? I haven't heard from you in awhile, does that mean we are all busy decluttering and keeping our homes or are we busy enjoying the summer? I have been doing both. Lately, I have mainly been trying to get things organized around my home to help them run smoothly and consistently. My main focus as of late, has been stocking my pantry and cutting my grocery bill back. It seems that I have not been doing a good job in that area lately and it was starting to really show; by lack of food and increase in budget. So, that has been my priority lately. Today is my baking day this week; this is when I will stock my pantry with bread, tortillas, and homemade snacks and such. If I try to just make them here and there, they don't get done and we run out which means a trip to the store unexpectedly. Yikes!! What have you been working on lately?

I also want to refer you to a great website, Rebecca Powell. I have attended several of her workshops over the last few years at my local homeschool convention and I must say, she is just a wonderful woman. She is so sweet and lovely to talk with as well. I ordered her latest book while at the last conference and it arrived in the mail yesterday. The title is "Seasons of Change; Parenting Your Middle Schooler with Passion and Purpose". My oldest will be 11 this summer and I wanted to be prepared for what is aheah. I haven't been able to put it down!! I am half way through and probably would have finished it already, had I not had chores to do today. :) So, head over to her website, she has alot of different resources.

Enjoy your day and don't forget to say hi!
Blessings,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #8

I wasn't certain what I would write about today, so I decided to pray and ask the Lord what He would have me to say to you ladies this day. I pray that I have listened well and am following His guidance with this post. I feel led to discuss order in our homes which leads to our preparedness. There are many different areas of order in our homes; order of leadership, order of children (behavior) and order of our belongings and affairs. This last area is the area I would like to disuss today. I feel part of our roles as keepers of the home is to make sure our home is in order, as well as our affairs such as appointments, important records/papers and expenses/bills. I believe we should aim to have our homes set up so that if a crisis would occur, someone else could take over our responsibilities with little effort. There are many ways we can have things in order so that we are prepared for the unexpected. We can keep our pantries stocked with necessities that our families use regularly; in case of power outages, skyrocketing gas prices, tornadoes, floods or other such instances. We can keep a calendar updated with upcoming appointments or special events, along with a list of phone numbers and addresses for such events/appts.; in case we become ill or injured and are unable to remember such things, etc. We can keep a weekly/monthly schedule of chores such as watering plants, changing sheets, air filters, etc. so anyone else can easily see when such tasks need completed or were last done. We should have a list of emergency numbers such as fire, police, and poison control. Would you quickly know what number to call if your child swallowed a poison? Or would you lose valuable time trying to find the number? We should have a list of all doctor's names and numbers, credit card information, monthly bill information, etc. so that anyone would be able to take care of our finances if the need occurred. Yes, I am saying we need to be prepared for the worst and have things in order so that, if something should happen to us, our husbands or other family members would be able to take over with little effort to keep our families and homes running smoothly. We do not know what tomorrow will bring, only our Heavenly Father knows. I pray that nothing like this ever happens to any of us, but we must prepare for such a thing. I have read many tragic stories lately about unexpected deaths in peoples lives, it happens and it could happen to us. I want you to think about a few things and I mean seriously consider them. What if one of your children suddenly became seriously ill or injured, or worse yet, was killed; would you be able to focus your energies on the present needs or would you be worrying about what you/your family would wear because all of your clothes are dirty? Or worrying about what you would eat because your pantry is bare? Would you be in the right mind to remember an appointment and reschedule it, or pay a bill? Would you be unable to accept hospitality from others because your are too embarrassed by the disorderly state of your home to allow them in? Let us prayerfully consider ways we can get our homes in order and be prepared for what is to come. Another side of being prepared in our own homes, is that it allows us to serve others when needs arise. If our homes and families are taken care of, we will be prepared to help others in their trials without hesitation.

The Bible encourages us to be prepared, read 2 Kings 20:1, Matt 24:44, Matt 25:10, Mark 13:35, Luke 12:35 & 36, Rev 19:7 for sampling of such encouragement. Yes, alot of these are in reference to our hearts being prepared for the return of our King, but I think we can apply them to our lives and homes as well.

I encourage you today, to take time and start a list of things you need to do to have your home in order and be prepared for those things which are to come. Today, I plan to make forms to put in my control/home journal; such as the lists I described above for emergency numbers, addresses, special dates, etc.

Blessings,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #7

Blessings to you my friends. I hope today is finding you well and I also hope you are beginning to see a difference in your chosen area. I sure am and it feels good to be making progress. Are you seeing a change for the better? Has anyone else in your family noticed? You are doing great by taking this time to bless your family. I am proud of you.

I have really been cleaning alot this week because my hope is to get my house clean and manageable; then, keep it that way with my routines and decluttering. Next week, I plan to start following FlyLady's zone work so I can continue with my deep cleaning and decluttering in each area of my home. It is my own desire to start with a clean home, not "just jump in where I am" like she suggests. That just doesn't work for me.

Yesterday I received "More Hours in My Day" by Emilie Barnes and I am really looking forward to gleaning some wisdom from her about getting my home organized and functioning better to allow "more hours in my day". I got it off paperbackswap.com. I just love that website and I will add the link to my sidebar so you can check it out if you want. If you do decide to try it and sign up, if you follow my link, I will get a credit for referring you. :)

Today I tackled the bathroom: cobwebs, lights, mirrors, sinks, toilet, walls and shower/tub. I do need to do the floors but that might wait til this afternoon. I haven't yet gotten to my chosen area, but it is on my to do list. I did have my devotion time this morning and did my AM routine before hitting the bathroom. Let me know how you are doing today and thank you to all that are commenting. I truly love to hear from each of you!

Blessings,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #6

Good morning to you all. I know I am probably starting to sound like a broken record, but I want to encourage you again to spend your time with the Lord, then your morning routine and then start your to do list for the day, which should include some time in your chosen area. I know I have said this many time, but it is so important that we continue to do these things first in our day and make them a priority in our lives. We NEED time with the Lord, to draw near to Him, to seek Him and to be refreshed by Him. He will give us the strength we need to take care of anything that comes our way during our day, but first we must seek Him. Our morning routines will also help us stay on track and keep our homes in order. We cannot get so focused on our chosen areas that we neglect the rest of our homes. Our morning routines will help to ensure we don't.

Yesterday, I had the cleaning bug and rearranged part of my bedroom and my living room. This is the way I really clean. I move the furniture while cleaning behind and under it as I go. We had some friends over the other night and the husband asked if I had moved the furniture. My dh said something about I do it all the time, I didn't hear his exact words. I replied that is how I clean, I move the furniture and clean while I go. Well, the husband asked his wife if that meant she never cleaned because she never moved their furniture. He was not being critical or mean in anyway, it was more jokingly. However, it did get me to thinking. How do you clean? Are you like me and rearrange the furniture while you clean so you can get behind and under it? Or if not, what do you do? Do you just pull one piece at a time out, clean and put it back where it was? I don't think there is a "right" way to do it, rearranging is just always how I have done it. So, how do you do it?

Blessings,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #5

Hello my fellow Titus 2 women. I hope you are having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We didn't go anywhere but have had a nice weekend at home. Dh was off the weekend but had to work today, so I plan to get some cleaning done. We had a wonderful visit with friends last night and since I have been working on keeping up with my routines and decluttering, I didn't have to stress out to clean my house before they arrived. Now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't perfect and I did have some dishes to do and a few things to pick up prior to their visit, but I wasn't overwhelmed by it. Sometimes I let things slide around my home for a day or two (especially when dh is home) and things start to look unkept, but I have found that if prior to those times I have been sticking to my routines and keeping up with things around the house, it makes those unkept times easier to handle. It doesn't take me as long to get the house back in order when it does get messed up. Does that make any sense at all? I hope you understand what I am trying to say with that. Anyway, all of that to say, that because I had been keeping my home, we were able to invite our friends over and have a wonderful night of fellowship.

I know many of you will be spending today with your families and enjoying the holiday and I encourage you to do so! My dh is working and I plan to take advantage of this time and do some cleaning today. For some reason I have the cleaning bug this morning. So, if anyone else is at home with no plans and wants to clean along with me, go for it and leave me a comment if you don't mind. I also want to take today to just encourage you to make sure you start everyday having quiet time with the Lord. After that, do your morning routine and then start on your day's to do list. Trust me, these two things will make your entire day run more smoothly. Remember also to set the timer and declutter whenever you get a chance, even if it's just 5 minutes at a time; it still makes a difference.

Blessings to you all,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #4

So, how are you ladies doing with your devotions, am routines and decluttering? I had errands to run yesterday and didn't get to work in my area. However, that did get me to thinking about the topic of today's post. How can you be a keeper of your home if you are seldom home? We have to be home to take care of our home. I definitely can tell a difference when I have been running alot, my house always reflects the neglect. So, today I want us to think about how much we are home vs. how much we are gone. Are you gone more than your home? If so, is your home showing the consequences of that? I believe as keepers of our homes we need to purpose to actually be home and tend to our duties. I know things come up, just like they did for me yesterday; I had to pick up our pork from the butcher. What I really want us to think about are mindless trips to town because we didn't plan well enough ahead of time. Are you running to the store because you forgot toilet paper or didn't buy enough milk last time you bought groceries? Last minute gifts? Overdue library books? I believe as keepers of our homes, we need to be prepared so these things don't catch us off guard. Keep track of how much milk your family drinks in a week so you can be sure to buy enough on your regular grocery trip, same with toilet paper. Those unexpected gifts, check your calendar the first of every month and see what gifts you will need for that month. I know sometimes your children get last minute invites to friends parties, couldn't we keep an extra gift on hand for such instances? Keep all of your library items in one place so you don't have any unexpected discoveries a week after they were due. (Yes, personal experience here!) Keep a magnetic list on your fridge and everytime you think of something you need, write it down. Maybe we can keep a pantry list on our fridge also and just mark things as we use them, this would help us track how much of an item we are using and how much to keep on hand. Start thinking about all of those trips to town and see how you can get it down to just once a week. Not only will it help us keep our home, it will save lots of money on gas and wouldn't that please our dhs?

Okay, here is another reason some of us aren't home much, because we work outside the home. I am not going to get into a debate right now about whether I think a woman should work outside the home or not, I just want us to look at how it is effecting our homes. Does your job interfere with your household duties? Do you have time to plan a menu, comparison shop to get the best deals, cook from scratch, and do laundry (and put it away). Do you have time to keep your home? If not, you might do well to pray and ask God for guidance in this area. Talk things over with your husband and seek his guidance as well. As a mother and wife, your job is your family and your home. I know there are some women that have jobs outside the home or their own businesses from the home because they feel they need something of "their own", be careful of this thinking. This is selfish and as women of God, we are to die to ourselves. We are to put others before ourselves and serve them as unto the Lord. I know it can sound really enticing to be bringing extra money into the home, but you must stop and ask yourself at what cost. Please be honest with yourselves on this one. If you and your husband are completely fine with your job and you are not neglecting your duties, then I am glad for you. However, if your husband does not support your business ventures 100% or your home is showing neglect, I urge you to look at your priorities and pray for guidance. No amount of money is worth not following the calling the Lord has given you as a wife and mother.

Okay, while you are thinking of ways to stay home more, you can set your timer for 15 minutes and declutter in your chosen area! You didn't think I was gonna let you off that easy did you? I will allow one exception to this however, if you need to sit down and figure out on paper how to stay home more, then by all means, do it. If you need to work on a pantry list, get a shopping list started or prepare for the next month's needed purchases, I will encourage you to take the time today to work on those things instead of decluttering. These things will allow you more time to declutter in the long run.

Blessings to you all,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #3

Here is our first chosen area assignment:

1. Decide what area of your home you want to work on first. I already mentioned I will be working on my bedroom, it is the worst room and the room I always put off until last - so this time it is first! You can pick whatever area you need to work on the most, it can be a room or maybe paper clutter or homeschool supplies. You just need to pick one area for now.

2. Collect something to put your clutter in. I have to go to Dollar General today anyway, so I am going to see if they have any boxes. If they don't, I will use trash sacks. Use whatever you have, don't stress about it and don't put this off because you think you need a certain container. I plan to have a box for get rid of stuff, one for trash and one for find a home. You can decide what you need boxes for, maybe you just need one for trash because you don't want to worry about a box of stuff to get rid of. You know what will work best for you.

3. Devote at least 15 minutes today to your designated area. Do not obsess about this, just get your timer and get in there. Start on one side of the room and work your way around so you will eventually get to the entire area. When the timer goes off stop! If that is all the time you have, congratulate yourself for taking this step toward blessing your family and thank God for allowing you that time. If you have more time without neglecting something else, set the timer for another 15 minutes and go again. When the timer goes off, stop and follow the instructions I just gave. Only you can decide how much time you have for this without neglecting your other duties, including your children!

4. After you have done your 15 minutes, come back here and just post a quick comment to say you did your Titus 2 for the day!

Remember, we have to do our morning routine before we can start our Titus 2 area!!!

Blessings,
Rashel

Titus 2 - Our Homes #2

Okay ladies, here we go.

Before we start on our chosen area, we have some other things that need our attention first. We must have priorities or we will totally overwhelmed and create more chaos than we have now. Here is my list of priorities:

1. Pray! We must start our day (time) with prayer and seeking God. Spend some time (you decide how much time) with God, just seek Him and let Him speak to you.

2. If you don't already have one, you need to make your morning routine. If this is new to you, I will show you mine but don't think you have to do everything I do - make it your own!! Again, don't obsess, just find those things that need done every morning to make your day run smoothly. (this is after my devotion time)
1) Make bed
2) Take dirty clothes to bathroom
3) Shower and spray it
4) Dressed & fix hair
5) Start laundry
6) Put up clean dishes
7) Check my calendar
8) Check dinner plans/start it
9) Make to do list

We need to remember not to neglect our other duties while working in our chosen area. Keep a list of what needs done each day in your home to keep it "taken care of" and then add 15 in your chosen room to that list.

Okay, I have one more post to get you started and then I am to get started on my own day! I know I may be going too fast for some of you and too slow for others, but I am trying to accomodate everyone. I am the kind that likes to just dive in and get going, I don't really like taking a babystep everyday - I want to see progress. However, I know some of you can only do a babystep a day because of time constraints, so don't feel like you have to keep up with anyone. I am posting alot and everybody can follow at their own pace. This is not a competition!! We are here to encourage and walk alongside, not criticize and compare. Okay, with that said, I may come back and elaborate on some things at a later day, I just wanted to give some of you a place to start. Please, please let me know if I have forgotten something or if you have questions. Sometimes my fingers don't keep up with my brain and I may leave something out or not explain something fully.

Blessings to all of you and go do your morning routine!!
Rashel

Titus 2, Our Homes #1

We are taking a break from schooling for awhile and during our break my focus will be to declutter and organize my home. I am going to use a few different techniques to accomplish this; FlyLady and A Clean Heart. There are things I like about both "programs", therefore, I will choose the things from each one that work best for me and use those. For instance, I love the am, afternoon and pm routines; both programs have those and I will adjust them to fit my needs. I also like FlyLady's idea of using the timer for 15 minutes to stay focused and get things done. I like Amy's (A Clean Heart) focus on getting my heart right before God and will use some of her devotions. I am going to use this blog to track my progress, or perhaps lack of in some cases and then if some of you want to join in, you are welcome to!! In fact, I do much better with buddies working along with me, so I encourage you to join me and let me know. We don't have to be working in the same areas, each of our homes are different and we know what we need to work on and when. My worst room is my bedroom, so I will start there. I want my bedroom to be a place of relaxation and also a warm, inviting place for romance. It can't be that with clutter and junk everywhere. I have a hard time relaxing if I can look around and see the piles of stuff I need to do something with. My bedroom is my catchall for things that do not have a home - yuck!! So, this is where I will start - my hardest room. I know it will be a bit difficult because we just have a lack of space, but that is where decluttering comes in, I need less stuff! "You can't organize clutter", I am pretty sure it was FlyLady that said that. Okay, are you with me? What shall we call this venture we are on? I don't want to use FlyLady or Clean Heart (Colossal Clutter Cleanup), since we aren't totally following their plans - but we will be borrowing some of their ideas. Hmmm..........let me think on this for a moment. Okay, this is far from original but after prayer and searching in the Word, I can think of nothing more fitting: Titus 2, Our Homes. See, not original at all but very fitting if you think about it. I will quote Titus 2:5 from the New International Reader's Version; "The younger women must control themselves. They must be pure. They must take good care of their homes. They must be kind. They must follow the lead of their husbands. Then no one will be able to speak evil things against God's word." I think is very fitting on many levels, don't you?

1. We must control ourselves. This can also mean to be disciplined, which I will use for myself as this - be disciplined in getting my routines and daily blessings (chores) done.

2. We must be pure. Okay, this can mean a few things but if you will grant me a little flexibility here I will apply it to our homes. Being pure can relate to not thinking negatively; no thoughts such as "well, I wouldn't have this mess if my children would pick up after themselves" or "why am I the only one that seems to see the dirty clothes on the floor". No more of that negative thinking. Instead let's think pure and loving thoughts such as: "I am so thankful God has blessed me with a husband to pick up after" or "thank you Lord for this opportunity to train my children to be a good stewards with what you have given us".

3. We must take good care of our homes. Okay, this one really doesn't need any elaborations does it? This is our goal, actually is it more than our goal - it is a command from God! Ouch, that hurts a bit.

4. We must be kind. It is much easier for me to be kind when my home is in order and I am not surrounded by chaos and clutter. How about you?

5. We must follow the leads of our husbands. My husband appreciates having clean clothes in his drawers when getting ready for work, instead of having to get dressed out of the laundry basket! He also appreciates me knowing where something is when he asks for it. What would your husband appreciate?

6. Then no one will be able to speak evil against God. This really kind of struck me this morning. I mean think about it, if we aren't doing these things listed above, it gives others a means to speak evil against God because we are to be women of God, following His word and His ways. This should be enough motivation right here for us to "take care of our homes". I want you to stop right here for a moment and pray. Ask God to show you what areas you are lacking in and giving an opportunity for others to speak evil against Him? Have an open heart and really listen to what He is saying to you. It may hurt a little, but we need to do this to really change and make a difference in our homes. Ask Him to give you the strength, the discipline and motivation to do all that He would have you to do. Ask Him for His help and His direction. He is faithful in all things, He will show you!

Now, don't be telling me this is only for the young women, you know the verse before it speaks to the older women and how they are to teach these things to the younger women, right? So, if you are an older woman, you must KNOW these things before you can teach them and if you are a younger woman, you can learn along the way. As for myself, I believe I am in the middle, a little of both. I am still learning but also have a little wisdom to share, by God's grace. So, my fellow Titus 2 women, are you ready to begin? I think I will number the posts according to order of posts (not the number day I am on) so that it will be easier to follow along for those that may join in later.

I pray the Lord would guide us and encourage us in our journey to being the Titus 2 women He has called us to be.

Blessings,
Rashel