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  • Homeschooling
    • 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.

3 Reasons to Take a Family Trip in the WINTER

January 21, 2016 by My New Kentucky Home

  The very word “vacation” conjures up images of flip flops and swimming pools and sandy beaches warmed by a hot summer sun.  Surely summertime provides the most idyllic time for a family trip.   Or does it?  Why do we so rarely consider winter when it comes to planning a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family getaway, family trip, family vacation, travel, travel discounts, Uncategorized, vacation, winter travel, winter vacation

A Visit to the Historic Triangle — Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown (Plus Monticello)

September 10, 2015 by My New Kentucky Home

You might consider the greatest vacation destination to be someplace warm and sunny, maybe even tropical, with sandy beaches and saltwater waves.  Or maybe you prefer the majesty of the mountains and hiking and skiing.  Or maybe the hustle and bustle of the big city with its lights and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colonial Williamsburg, family vacation, Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Monticello, travel, Uncategorized, vacation, Yorktown

3 Reasons Family Vacations Matter

September 3, 2015 by My New Kentucky Home

Granted, I'm still basking in the glow of a wonderful family vacation. We had one whole week together, just the six of us, to play and learn and relax and have fun as a family, and I can't remember when I've had a more delightful time.  (I'll be sharing, so stay tuned for details in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, family vacation, family vacations, travel, Uncategorized, vacationing with kids

Little Tips for BIG SAVINGS on Family Vacations

April 10, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

    The spring break/summer vacation season is upon us and it's time to think about a FAMILY VACATION! Or maybe not. For so many families, this is only a time to dream of a family vacation; to stare longingly at an ad for the ultimate Disney World vacation or to sigh and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, family, family vacation, family vacations, parenting, savings, spring break, Summer, summer break, travel, trips, Uncategorized, vacation, vacation tips, vacations, VRBO

6 Packing Tips for Long Road Trips

January 9, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

6 Packing Tips for Long Road Trips

   I began my year with a lengthy road trip and a sabbatical from all things routine, including blogging.  But now it's time to get back in the saddle with all of it and I can't begin to tell you how happy I am about that!  I thrive on routine, so back to normal sounds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holidays, packing tips, road trip, road trips, road trips with kids, travel, travel packing, travel tips, travelling with kids, Uncategorized, vacation

         

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