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Tagged: Family management, Large Family Logistics, managers of their homes, Mother's Rule of Life

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October 23, 2013 at 11:43 pm
mrsmccardell
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Large Family Logistics or Managers of Their Home -which book would you recommend for a family with 4 children?

October 24, 2013 at 12:06 am
TailorMade
Participant
MOTH…..or, another resource altogether….Mother’s Rule of Life.
October 24, 2013 at 12:23 am
HollyS
Participant
I love Large Family Logistics…I think it’d be helpful for any size family! I don’t think I’d care for MOTH since detailed schedules do not work for me, but maybe you are a “schedule it all out” type of person and would like it.
October 24, 2013 at 12:30 am
Angelina
Participant
Second vote for Mother’s Rule of Life! Author, Holly Pierlot, homeschooling 15 years+ now (mother of 5). She has truly thought of EVERYTHING.
October 24, 2013 at 1:34 am
TailorMade
Participant
I refer to MRoL quarterly, if not more frequently. It’s my “go to” when I feel that I’ve gotten off track.
October 24, 2013 at 1:47 am
missceegee
Participant
Could someone give me specifics related to LFL or MRoL? I read MOTH and disliked the rigidity of the plan. I glanced at the MRoL site and wonder if it’s applicable to Catholics only.
Thanks.
October 24, 2013 at 2:38 am
TailorMade
Participant
I’m not Catholic, but I found it very helpful. I could relate to some of the struggles Pierlot faced, so her examples and encouragement inspired me. While her book shares information similar to MOTH (she’d attended a workshop based on MOTH suggestions prior to writing her book,) I could somehow relate to it better. It’s not quite as rigid….meaning minute by minute details are a bit more flexible….at least the way I read it. ;0) It reminds me of the SCM planning resources in some ways. I organized our daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly chore charts based on suggestions in MRoL….I’d also read MOTH a year, or two before MRoL, so I’d already attempted crazy rigid and failed….with FlyLady, too. Somehow, it all came together for me with MRoL. Maybe it was a third time’s the charm kind of situation? I really think some of her background info. clicked with me, so it helped me realize I had more control over my mission in life than just letting life happen and catch me off guard all the time.
I’m hoping what I’m writing makes sense. Much of her home organization suggestions remind me of the kid’s ProClick binder info. that you’ve shared in the past for some reason. I guess the fact that it’s a planned decision that allows for follow through is what makes me connect the two somehow. I keep a binder with charts for our chores and menus based on the decisions I made while working through the process of determining a home routine. It’s much like determining a scope & sequence/yearly down to daily plan for our children. Big picture to details are gathered into one place…at least that’s how it has worked for me.
I’ll try to pick up the book over the next few days and share quotes that should encourage those who need it.
October 24, 2013 at 2:44 am
Wings2fly
Participant
I have LFL. It is not rigid, yet full of good ideas. You are supposed to make a binder to keep all of your plans in. I set it aside to get a good monthly menu together and now I am re organizing our home library so I have not gotten back to it yet.
October 24, 2013 at 2:46 am
TailorMade
Participant
Try to inter-library loan it to see if you’ll like it enough to implement her suggestions and refer to it over time.
October 24, 2013 at 2:57 am
missceegee
Participant
Thank you ladies. I will look into both.
October 24, 2013 at 11:50 am
Misty
Participant
Reading Mothers Rule of Life as we speak for the 1st time and it’s hard to put down but almost necessary to really digest and put it all to heart. I think it is exactly what I am needing right now. So I got for that!
October 24, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Monica
Participant
I love Mother’s Rule of Life, too!!
October 24, 2013 at 9:05 pm
Angelina
Participant
A group of us in my local HS group all happened to read Mother’s Rule of Life and just felt there was so much there in terms of ideas, help, support – for a Christian life, homeschooling, marriage, motherhood, role as homemaker – that we’ve actually started a monthly meeting for group discussion/support and idea sharing. The plan is to rotate through the five “P”‘s -one “P” per month/meeting. Meeting once a month from Sept to June means that Prayer, Person, Partner, Parent and Provider each get covered/reinforced/re-inspired twice a year! Again, can’t say enough about this book and the author’s personal journey.
October 24, 2013 at 10:40 pm
Michelle
Participant
I like LFL. It really helped me to build a better routine and menu planning. But I was already a planner. I didn’t like a few of the extra information, i.e., about how you should dress. It seemed a bit too much and too detailed. There was extra detail in some common sense things as well. It’s been over a year since I looked at it but it did help. I think it is a good choice to build your own way. There’s even a section in the back for what’s important during busy/crisis times, like a new baby. I loved it since I was pregnant with number 4 and my oldest was only 5.
October 25, 2013 at 12:49 am
mrsmccardell
Participant
I guess I was hesitant about Mother’s Rule of Life based on a review I read that made it sound like all the author spoke of was time for herself. I know we need to carve out some mommy time but the review went on to give some examples and I didn’t want to get sucked into a book that only helps me focus on me. So does the author do that or was this review way off? I’m thinking that so many of you ilke it that it probably was just a poor review. I’ll check it out anyway. Thanks for everyone’s input.
Angelina- that sounds like a great group!