Casting Away the Stones of Bitterness and Judgmental Thoughts. The Hot Stone Treatment

(A Spa for the Soul). This is a serious talk, for Christians, using the Bible as the source of truth for overcoming bitterness and judgmental thoughts.

Celebrating the Sabbath, Family Style

Help your family learn how to truly celebrate the Sabbath and find a day of rest for your soul. 35 minutes. This is an inspiring, uplifting talk that will leave you excited about the prospect of resting in the Lord once per week.

Dinner 9-1-1: Getting Dinner on the Table

- Topic One: How to plan and execute meal planning and preparations. - Topic Two: Freezer Cooking Four Ways: Practical workshop to teach women how to prepare yummy meals for the freezer that can be used on those busiest nights.

From Chaos to Order: Bringing Organization to Your Home.

Also adaptable to “Bring Organization to your Home School" with special points JUST for Home Educators. This is a fun and creative workshop to inspire and equip women to become more organized- regardless through the use of an easy formula. Allow one hour for discussion and questions. Also available in Workbook form! This resource has a strong Biblical emphasis.

Keeping CHRIST in Christmas

What do families do to avoid a holiday meltdown? What about taking some time to decide to keep CHRIST in Christmas and have a truly blessed holiday season. In this workshop, we will discuss ideas to help curb some of the consumerism, and learn how to bring the joy back into the holidays.

Keeping Young Ones Happy and Occupied During School Time.

35-45 minutes. Can also be adapted to fit just moms of toddlers in general, without the Home School Emphasis. Includes cute handout charts with quick reminders for ideas in a fun format you can post in your home.

Managing the Multi-Level Homeschool

With several children in different grades, it can be difficult to keep everyone on track and moving at the appropriate pace. This practical workshop will teach you the ideas and techniques we (and others) have employed to effectively manage many grades at once. While Homeschooling my four children (and at times babysitting others full-time), I spent a significant amount of time researching and learning from mothers of many more children than I had. Using their wisdom, I put these to work for me and am so glad I did! Change the mayhem to peace and order, and get the important things accomplished in your home school day.

Marriage 9-1-1

Taking care of your marriage, while homemaking, raising children and just the basics of self-care can be an elusive task. However, Christian marriages are under attack and need strengthening. What are the most important things you can do to protect and enhance your marriage now? What do you do when things get tough?

PMS and your Teen

Help your teen through this time of transition with grace and good health. 35 minutes, allow one hour for time for questions.

Teaching the Difficult Child

Do you have a difficult child? Is everything a struggle? What do you do when one of your children is just “different” and you struggle daily with self-control, patience and loving kindness?

The Symphony of Routines

Making Routines that will work for your family.

Teaching the Difficult Child

Do you have a difficult child? Is everything a struggle? What do you do when one of your children is just "different" and you struggle daily with self-control, patience and loving kindness? Malia Russell, a home school mother of four children ages 4-18, talks about this deeply personal issue and shares biblical precepts and examples to offer you encouragement and practical ideas to make loving the difficult child and the smooth running of your home school a reality.

Homemaking 911 2009

Marriage 9-1-1

Taking care of your marriage, while homeschooling, homemaking, and just the basics of self-care can be an elusive task. However, Christian marriages are under attack and need strengthening. What are the most important things you can do to protect and enhance your marriage now? What do you do when things get tough?

Homemaking 911 2009

High School Graduate Portfolio

After numerous requests, we have made available a copy of our daughter’s high school portfolio including: * Her full four year reading list – use it as a blueprint for your own reading list. * Year by year curriculum, classes, internships, mission trips and travel. * A description of each of her internships and jobs – use our list to brainstorm with your own teen. * All her community service – see the possibilities and how we used her volunteer activities in a systematic way to prepare her for internships. * The letter we used with great success to request letters of recommendation. Start collecting these in their Freshman Year! * Actual examples of some of her letters of recommendation. This will help you know what types of things the colleges want to see from Home School Graduates. * See how we calculate G.P.A., and how we assign credit hours for her real-life experience. * Learn how to make a transcript when your child has done some cottage schooling, some co-ops, some internships and some homeschooling. Many folks have used this resource to get ideas for their high school students. You can also use it as a template of sorts for your own transcripts and college applications. Our portfolio file has been used by many parents who have reluctant teens to say, “Look at all these amazing jobs, volunteer activities and travel this homeschool girl got to do.”

Homemaking 911 2008

Managing the Multi-Level Homeschool

With several children in different grades, it can be difficult to keep everyone on track and moving at the appropriate pace. This practical workshop will teach you the ideas and techniques we (and others) have employed to effectively manage many grades at once. While Homeschooling my four children (and at times babysitting others full-time), I spent a significant amount of time researching and learning from mothers of many more children than I had. Using their wisdom, I put these to work for me and am so glad I did! Change the mayhem to peace and order, and get the important things accomplished in your home school day. This mp3 download is from Malia's recent live broadcast at a Homeschool Expo. It includes the workshop and the Questions and Answer period at the end of the workshop. Be sure to print out the listeners guide for additional help and information.

Homemaking 911 2008

Chaos to Order: 25 Tools Bringing Organization to Your Family

Women have a yearning to create a home, a place of order, beauty, comfort and peace. However, the compulsion to do it right often collides with feelings of guilt, inadequacy and frustration. This encouraging book is solidly based on the fundamental truth of God's word, Malia's personal experiences, and insight gained from working with hundreds of women every year. Each chapter is filled with practical information, personal application and Scripture. This book helps turn modern homemakers from overwhelmed to overjoyed!

Homemaking 911 2007

Chaos to Order- Audio CD

Women have a yearning to create a home, a place of order, beauty, comfort and peace. However, the compulsion to do it right often collides with feelings of guilt, inadequacy and frustration. This encouraging MP3 download, recorded based on our conference presentation is solidly based on the fundamental truth of God's word, Malia's personal experiences, and insight gained from working with hundreds of women every year. This workshop session helps turn modern homemakers from overwhelmed to overjoyed!

Homemaking 911 2007