Have you heard the phrase, “Front of the House?” I have heard it in the restaurant industry, but I think there are applications to our real homes. We want the front of our homes to look nice and to be inviting both to our family and friends. As we come into our homes, things tend to get dropped on the porch, beside the door, or dumped on a table. Each month, we will spend the first week working on the “Front of the House.” I keep these missions simple because I want you to do them and be successful. I spent time each month working on missions for you each day of the week. Many of them are the same each month because we have high traffic areas in our homes, and we have neglected areas in our homes. If there are things that you need to do in your home that I don’t assign as a mission, you can assign it to yourself.

Many of my homeschool friends are gearing up for a new school year. So I want you to consider the flow of your week. Are you able to get your Weekly Home Blessings done one day each week? Do you need to spread them out over several days? Either way will work. It is more about establishing the routine to do it weekly rather than picking one day of the week and not getting it all done. Over the years, I have done it differently. There were times when it worked with my schedule to do it all on Monday. Last year, I tried something different, and I did it over the course of the week. We do the Weekly Home Blessings as a team. It makes it go faster, and I am teaching my children how to bless their home.

Menu Plan for Monday – Low-Carb Cheeseburger Casserole

Family Fun: Take a nature walk today.

• Check the Calendar for Tomorrow
• Lay out Your Clothes for Tomorrow (Have your children lay their clothes out, too.)
• Put things at the Launch Pad that you will need first thing in the morning
• Shine Your Sink
• Clean Off a Hot Spot
• Go to Bed at Decent Hour