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    • Why Public School Isn’t An Option For Us
    • The REAL Reason I Didn’t Want to Homeschool
    • Why My First Attempt at Homeschooling Failed
    • Why I’m Glad I Ditched Traditional Homeschooling
    • The Will to Change: The Key to Homeschooling Success
    • Recommended Reading for Prospective Homeschoolers
    • Lies People Believe About Homeschooling Moms
    • You Mean Your Homeschooled Kid Doesn’t Know What Grade He’s In?
    • Help! My Child Hates Reading!
    • Hands-On Activities for Read Aloud Time
    • When Kids Demean Your Struggling Learner
    • Why I Don’t Sweat Preschool
    • Homeschooling with Mr. Whittaker
  • Family
    • When Our Frustrations with Our Kids are Our Own Fault
    • 11 Confessions of a Thoroughly Imperfect Mom
    • 40 Mealtime Conversation Starters
    • A Visit to the Creation Museum
    • 3 Reasons Family Vacations Matter
    • When Your Kid is the Bad Kid at Church
    • A Visit to the Historic Triangle
    • My No Shame Reasons For Letting My Kids Play Video Games
    • To the Kind Stranger Who Praised My Little Family
    • When Kids Complain — The Complaining Jar
  • Faith
    • 7 Tips for Raising Kids to Reject the Christian Faith
    • Five Ways to Make Visitors to Your Church Feel Welcome
    • The Man Who Took My Father’s Place — A True Story from Vietnam
    • My Life is Harder Than Yours
    • What a Christian’s Facebook Should Look Like
  • Homemaking
    • Recipes
      • Southern-Style Two Beans and Rice
      • Homemade Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits
      • Beckie’s Mexican Cornbread
      • Black Pepper Cherry Chicken Salad
      • Chronicles of Narnia and Homemade Turkish Delight
      • Easy Sweet Mustard Hot Ham and Cheese
      • Chocolate Cappuccino Muffins
      • Cheesy Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup
      • Perfect Summer Fruit Trifle
      • Grilled Summer Vegetable Medley
      • Chewy Chocolate Chip and Cranberry Granola Cookies
      • Best Summer Blueberry Cherry Cobbler
      • Summer Mint Lemonade
    • Household Tips and Tricks
      • Conquering the Little Boy Bathroom Smell
      • For the ADD Housewife — The Trick of 13
      • The BEST Tip for Taming the Laundry Beast
      • 6 Packing Tips for Long Road Trips
      • Married to a Messy
      • The Best Shower Cleaning Tip Ever
      • 5 Household Cleaning Products I Make Myself
      • 5 Cleaning Tools Every Woman Needs
    • Home Projects and Crafts
      • My Kitchen Table Makeover
      • George Washington Carver and the Holt Family Peanut Experiment
      • Container Gardening for the Horticulturally Challenged
      • Do-It-Yourself Book Snowballs
      • Mod-Podge and Scrapbook Paper Bookcase Makeover
      • Do-It-Yourself Slip and Slide
      • DIY Mason Jar Drinking Glasses with Lids
  • Contact
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    • For Grown Ups
      • Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity
      • A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
      • 1776
      • The Backyard Homestead
      • Home Sweet Homeschool
    • For Kids
      • Revolutionary Friends
      • Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: The Journey that Shaped America
      • King George: What Was His Problem?
      • The Scrambled States of America
      • The Imagination Station Series
      • Little Pea

My New Kentucky Home

A blog about faith and family, home and homeschooling.

My Life is Harder Than Yours

April 12, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

  Note:  It's been nearly four years since I wrote this post, but I notice this little human tendency has not changed...   I heard about Gwyneth's comments and I couldn't help but chuckle to myself. Actress-and-mother Gwyneth Paltrow sent moms all over the country into an absolute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christian character, Christian love, Christianity, Gwyneth Paltrow, housewife, moms, Motherhood, stay-at-home moms, Uncategorized, wife, working moms

Five Things Tuesday — 5 Cleaning Tools Every Woman Needs

July 26, 2016 by My New Kentucky Home

cleaning tools

  There are certain tools every man wants in his toolbox.  Tools are designed to make a task easier, so whether he's tightening a bolt, loosening a screw, or driving a nail, having the right tool is important. And, hey, the same is true for housework!  Certain cleaning tools make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: clean house, cleaning, cleaning tips, Five Things Tuesday, homemaking, Housecleaning, household, household chores, household tips, housekeeping, housekeeping tips, housewife, housework

For the ADD Housewife–The Trick of 13

July 18, 2013 by My New Kentucky Home

Some women are amazing mess-tacklers.  They can rush into the center of a home disaster or an organizational nightmare and whip it into shape with incredible zeal and focus. Me?  Not so much. It's not that I'm incapable of cleaning well or that I have no organizational skills.  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: homemaker, homemaking, Housecleaning, housekeeping, housewife, housework, Trick of 13, Uncategorized

         

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