The 5 Anchors That Hold My Week Together-
Some weeks feel steady, and some weeks feel like they’re held together with prayer and iced coffee (which is new to me… but that’s a post for another time :D).
When you’re caring for a full home—with children, a job, meals, laundry, schedules, and all the little needs that come with family life—it’s easy to feel like you’re constantly reacting instead of living intentionally.
Over the years I’ve realized something simple:
I don’t need a perfect schedule.
I need anchors.
These are the small rhythms I return to each week when life feels loud, messy, or unpredictable. They aren’t complicated, but they help hold our home steady when everything else just feels like chaos.
Anchor #1
Sunday: The Bridge Into the Week
Sunday is the day I reset my heart and my home.
On Sunday mornings, I try my best to have everyone ready for church in time to quickly straighten the house before we leave. When we return home, our afternoons usually include napping, watching movies, and reading.
Sunday in our home usually includes:
• a slow cooker meal
• a real rest
• a light evening reset in the most lived-in rooms of our home
• laying out what we’ll need for the next day
Sunday reminds me that the week ahead belongs to the Lord. We haven’t always been good about observing that, but we’re trying to improve.
Anchor #2
Monday: A Fresh Start for the House
Mondays are our “start again” day.
Sheets get washed.
Laundry starts moving.
The kitchen gets a little extra attention.
Nothing dramatic—just enough to help the house feel fresh again after the weekend.
There’s something encouraging about starting the week with clean beds and a kitchen that’s ready for another round of meals.
Currently, I’m still working a part-time job each afternoon. That means my Monday mornings also include the start of a homeschool week and a new FlyLady zone. Because I’m not here all day to oversee things, we need to work efficiently and as a team.
I make chore lists and create assignment sheets for each of my children so everyone knows what needs to happen before the day gets busy.
Anchor #3
A 10-Minute Daily Reset
Every day I try to do a quick reset before the evening is over.
Sometimes it’s ten minutes. Sometimes it’s fifteen.
We straighten the living room, wipe the kitchen counters, gather stray items, and make sure tomorrow’s school materials are nearby.
It’s not perfect.
But it keeps the house from drifting too far off course.
Anchor #4
Midweek Simplicity
By the middle of the week, everyone is tired.
That’s why I try to keep meals especially simple around Wednesday.
Sometimes that means soup, leftovers, or something easy from the freezer.
The goal isn’t to impress anyone—it’s simply to keep everyone fed while we keep moving.
Sometimes we make it feel a little more special by starting bread in the bread maker or baking a pan of cornbread.
Anchor #5
One Moment of Connection
No matter how busy our week feels, I try to protect at least one small moment of connection.
It might be:
• reading aloud
• talking after dinner
• sharing dessert
• evening devotions
• a quick and fierce game of UNO
Homes are built on these small moments.
These anchors don’t make our week perfect.
But they help keep it steady.
And this year, that word—STEADFAST—is the one the Lord keeps placing before me.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.”
Isaiah 26:3
Steadiness doesn’t come from doing everything right.
It comes from trusting the Lord and returning to the small rhythms that help our homes breathe.
AND now, because I just can’t resist… a few pics from our farm and one quick one from Tractor Supply.
Toby (my youngest son), is all about the eggs these days. He will wander out to the back between school assignments and chores to search for eggs. We are finding them in his backpack, in random bowls he’s keeping, or just in his pocket. I’m sure this isn’t going to end well and so far, I think we have found them all. He likes to bring them in, wash them and color sort them into cartons. I keep wondering why I ever have to ask him to clean his room. He OBVIOUSLY possesses the ability to sort and organize. 😀
I do want ducks one day…who can resist a fuzzy duckling and all those baby chicks? Emma took this photo when I sent her by for goat supplies.
And this is our little unexpected (and *very first*) farm baby. Meet Antoinette. She was born on Paul’s birthday- Monday. She is precious and so fun to watch prancing about in the chicken yard!
