A Torah Home Is a Home That Doesn’t Try to Do It All (Episode 9)

In today’s episode, we talked about how a Torah home is a home that doesn’t try to do it all. We’ll talk with special guest Amy Guenther about how to manage a busy schedule, plus we give ideas for making a daily schedule for your children, choosing the most important things in homeschooling, 3 steps to decluttering a room, getting ready for Sabbath, and preparing our children to serve YHVH even while we are in dispersion.

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We shared the following Scripture passages and helpful links:

Amy Guenther | Torah Sisters Magazine

Torah Talk:

• Jeremiah 17:9
• Leviticus 23:3
• Philippians 3:12-14
• Hebrews 12:1
• Exodus 18
• James 1:5

Special Guest Amy Guenther:

• Torah Sisters Magazine
• Upcoming Torah Sisters Retreat (December 9-11, Grass Lake, Michigan)

On Location:

• “How We Do Sabbath” (blog post by Anne)

Teaching Tip:

• Ephesians 5:16
• Recommended Resource: Managers of Their Homes, by Teri Maxwell (affiliate link)

House and Home:

• July is “Calm the Clutter” month. Today was Part 2 of a series on how to get rid of clutter.
• 3 Tools to Declutter a Room:
  1. A Box of Things to Give Away
  2. A Box of Things to Throw Away
  3. A Box of Things to Put Away

Homeschooling Help:

• Don’t Compare (2 Corinthians 10:12)
• Do the Basics (Romans 10:17)
• Focus on Discussion (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
• Read Anne’s book, Biblical Home Education

Seeking Peace for Our Children:

• Jeremiah 29:5-7
• 1 Timothy 2:1-4
• 2 Thessalonians 3:2
• Ezekiel 36:11
• Psalm 127:3-5
• Proverbs 11:25
• Read more, at “Seeking Peace and Prosperity,” on Anne’s blog
• Ecclesiastes 3:1-17 (NIV)

The following music clips were included in this week’s episode:

• “Sing to Jesus,” by Fernando Ortega (The Shadow of Your Wings)
• “Le Freak,” by Rage, YouTube audio
• “Whatever It Takes,” by Steve Green (Woven in Time)
• “When He Appears,” by Joshua Aaron (Hu Yavo)
• “Beseeched,” by Asher Fulero, YouTube audio

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