"You are as much serving God in looking after your own children, and training them up in God's fear, and minding the house, and making your household a church for God, as you would be if you had been called to lead an army to battle for the Lord of hosts."
~Charles Spurgeon

Food for thought...

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on Thursday, August 04, 2011
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School File **Tutorial**

As promised, here's the tutorial for the school file I made for our command center.



Step 1:
Gather your materials.  Unfortunately I didn't get to take a picture because I was so eager to put it together. Once I realized I should have take a picture, it was too late. But here's a list:

  1. Pocket files (I found mine in the clearance section at Walmart. They sold for $2.50 for a pack of 12)
  2. Hot glue gun
  3. Glue sticks
  4. Paper fastener brads
  5. Nail Polish (yes, nail polish. I used quick dry polish)
  6. File Labels
  7. Hole punch
  8. 3M Command Hooks or Heavy Duty Magnets (depends on how you want to hang them)
Step 2:
Place 3 pocket files on top of each other in a staggered formation. Then hot glue gun them in place.


Step 3:
Paint the top of your brads whatever color you choose. Let them dry completely.


Step 4:
Make your labels or simply write them out on file folder sized labels. Then place them on your pocket files. My labels say


  • MOM and Dad: Sign / Review
  • Bring back to school
  • Field Trips / Reminders / Announcements


Step 5:
Punch holes in the top corners. If you want to hang this on your fridge, then make sure you use heavy duty magnets.



Step 6:
Hang then near your command center.




Tada! That's it! Pretty easy, yeah?  If I can do this, so can you!

Happy Organizing!

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on Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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Car Snacks

I'm lovin' this really great tip from a great gal over at "Choose to Thrive" blog who uses what she's got to make what she needs!! I love that! You can go to her blog for more details but here's a sneak peak to her great idea....



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on Tuesday, August 02, 2011
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School File for the Command Center

I've always wanted one of these:




It's called a Fridge File. It's a pretty cool organizing too but I can't bring myself to purchase one, let alone 3 (I wanted one for each child).  So, I decided to make my own version of this brilliant idea!

Here it is....


...and here they are with our family Command Center...




I'll post a tutorial soon (**UPDATE: Tutorial is up!).  I'm so thrilled to have finished this up just in time too. School started today in Hawai'i! I know it's the beginning of August but...oh well...that's just how it goes!

BTW, I strongly disliked our circuit breaker right on our kitchen wall so I made it part of the Command Center. We post the kid's school lunch menu there along with our dry erase marker and eraser. Yay!

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on Monday, August 01, 2011
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Psalm 116: 1-9

I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.

Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.

The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came upon me;
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.

Then I called on the name of the LORD :
"O LORD, save me!"

The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.

The LORD protects the simplehearted;
when I was in great need, he saved me.

Be at rest once more, O my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.

For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,

that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.