Having a plan

“If you aim at nothing you will hit it.”

It’s that time of the year again…a new school year.  Usually I am a little more prepared than I am this year but I’m going to use the excuse of having a new baby…okay, okay, for anyone that knows my sweet Shiro then you know that’s not the case since he is such an easy baby. I’m way behind out of pure laziness. There I said it! Laziness is such an ugly word!

My guys were camping last weekend so since it was just us girls I figured I better just dive in and get my school planning done. I had a 2:30 am, 4:00 am, and a 1:00 night (I’m way to old for that!) and accomplished quite a lot.  Besides making some copies for history, our lapbooks, and some art stuff for my little girls I am just about done. YAY!

It is so overwhelming to get everything ready for our new year but it really is critical for our year running smoothly. I have been homeschooling for almost 15 years now and I’ve learned how important “planning” is. It’s actually very important to every aspect of our lives.

With a family our size we can’t just “wing it”.  It doesn’t work at all. I’ve learned and am continuing to learn that I must plan ahead for meals, chores, school, and pretty much every other area in our home if I want our home to run smoothly and efficiently.

I can honestly say that I have not arrived and the Lord is continuing to grow me in this area but I am always seeking and working towards this goal. I really don’t think that just big families can benefit from having a plan of action.  For large families I think it’s critical, but I think even when we only had 4 or 5 children our home ran much smoother with a plan of action.

I have a goal..a plan, and I’m aiming for it!  I pray the Lord covers this new school year and it is one of our best school year’s yet! In two weeks we’ll be off and running!

"Let all things be done decently and in order."

1 Corinthians 14:40