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      • Homemade Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits
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      • 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
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      • A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss
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    • For Kids
      • Revolutionary Friends
      • Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: The Journey that Shaped America
      • King George: What Was His Problem?
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      • The Imagination Station Series
      • Little Pea

My New Kentucky Home

A blog about faith and family, home and homeschooling.

Best Summer Blueberry-Cherry Cobbler

August 28, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

When it comes to a fruit pie, nothing beats the aesthetic appeal of a pretty pie pan and a fancy lattice crust.  I'm always a little proud of my lovelier pies, but they're a lot of work!  Besides the fruit prep there's all that mixing and chilling and rolling and cutting and weaving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, cherries, cobbler, cobbler recipes, fruit cobbler, fruit cobbler recipes, Recipes, summer recipes, Uncategorized

It Is Well With My Soul

August 7, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  I know a lot of people would differ with me on this point, but, to my mind at least, most modern Christian songs can't even begin to compare to the old hymns. Granted, I love language.  I read wordy books and enjoy flowery descriptions more than your average person, so I guess it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christianity, Encouragement, grace, Horatio G. Spafford, hymn, hymn writers, hymns, it is well, peace, peace in God, soul, Uncategorized

Blueberry Bread Made with Coconut Oil

July 24, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

var icx_publication_id = 14255; I LOVE blueberries and it always puts a smile on my face when summer rolls around and I can finally buy blueberries that are: A) affordable, since, around here, blueberries are INSANELY priced in the out-of-season months, and B) flavorful, like a blueberry should be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blueberries, blueberry, coconut oil, coconut oil recipes, homemade blueberry bread, Recipes, stevia, stevia recipes, sweet bread, Uncategorized

My Bathroom Vanity Makeover

July 17, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  Before we moved into our house, we painted our bathroom red. Yikes.  Big mistake. It's not that I don't like bold color.  I do.  Really.  And red is one of my favorites!  But bold color has to be used in the right space or it can get very old very quickly. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Do-it-yourself, do-it-yourself projects, makeover, painting, refinishing, Uncategorized, vanity makeover

Summer Fun: A Do-It-Yourself Slip and Slide

June 26, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  I don't know how the weather's been in your neck of the woods, but here in the Bluegrass is has been HOT!  We've had several  90+ degree days already with seething humidity.  In these parts, that kind of heat is usually reserved for late July and August, but after a cold and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: beat the heat, DIY, do-it-yourself projects, moms, slip and slide, Summer, summer fun, Uncategorized, water fun

D-Day and Honoring the TRUE Superheroes

June 12, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  I have to be honest:  I didn't wake up on June 6th with the 70th anniversary of D-Day in the forefront of my mind.   I had heard an interview with two D-Day veterans on talk radio the day before, so I knew the significance of the day already, but then I opened my laptop that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: D-Day, heroes, Honor Flight, Normandy, Superheroes, Uncategorized, veterans, World War II

I Think My Child is Dyslexic. Now what?

June 5, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  (I wrote last week about our decision to evaluation for dyslexia and this week I just wanted to continue the discussion.  In the end, it may look very much like a commercial for Lexercise.  And I suppose in a way it is!  But I've been asked how we went about having … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dyslexia, dyslexia evaluation, learning disabilities, learning disability, Lexercise, Uncategorized

Why We Chose to Evaluate for Dyslexia

May 29, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

It was something I debated for years.  Literally.  Should I, or should I not seek an official dyslexia evaluation for my struggling learner? I was aware of some learning challenges with my daughter even early on, but I never wanted to overreact.  Children mature and learn at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dyslexia, dyslexic, dyslexics, homeschooling, learning, learning disabilities, learning disability, Lexercise, struggling learners, Uncategorized

Hands-On Activities for Read Aloud Time

May 1, 2014 by My New Kentucky Home

  Everybody knows reading to your children is a good thing.  But it really wasn't until I started into homeschooling that I began to hear about the benefits of reading to your children, not from Little Critter or Dr. Seuss books, (though books like those certainly have their place,) but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children's literature, hands-on, hands-on activities, hands-on learning, Homeschool, homeschooling, LEGO, literature, multisensory learning, read aloud, reading aloud, Uncategorized

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

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