When you stumble across a recipe that's a crowd-pleaser, you tend to go back to it again and again. Which is why this beans and rice dish has a way of making it on the table at virtually every church dinner and family get-together we're a part of! It's simple and … [Read more...]
A Supportive Husband: The Most Valuable Homeschooling Resource
Homeschooling is not a mom-only endeavor. There are certainly families out there in which Dad is the primary educator, and many more where dads help out from time to time. But I think it's probably safe to say that in most homeschools, moms are the ones conducting the … [Read more...]
When its Chaos-Week in Your Homeschool
No matter how organized a mom you are; no matter how detailed your scheduling or how meticulous your record-keeping; no matter how much forethought and preparation you put into it your homeschool, there will be days, and maybe even weeks, when chaos seems to reign … [Read more...]
Homemade Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits
Who doesn't love a hot buttermilk biscuit? Spread with butter, honey, or jam or smothered in sausage gravy, NOTHING says breakfast like a good biscuit. But who wants to get up and measure, mix, roll, cut, and bake fresh buttermilk biscuits every morning? So what do we usually do, but … [Read more...]
Gossip and a Bag Full of Feathers
This story isn't original, though I suppose my little retelling of it is. Perhaps it's something all of us need to be reminded of from time to time... ------------ A quick stop at the post office and Jenny could finally head for home. She pulled to the curb and parked … [Read more...]
Beckie’s Mexican Cornbread
Food is such an integral part of our lives and of our culture that, especially as women, our cooking becomes an extension of who we are, sometimes even to the point we are known by the things we cook. Surely you've heard something like this, or even said something like it yourself. … [Read more...]
Five Baby Steps to Healthier Living
January is the time for life changes, right? The new year gives us a clean slate, a fresh start, a chance to put the past behind us and begin again, and we embrace it with excitement and enthusiasm and a will to live differently. And then all our good intentions fizzle out by … [Read more...]
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...]
Charles Dickens and the Scrooge in Each of Us
So is the tradition of sending Christmas cards dying a slow death? Seems we get fewer and fewer of them every year. Not that I'm criticizing anybody for that! How can I? I haven't done an actual card myself in years! People are just busier than they used … [Read more...]
The Biggest Obstacle To You Homeschooling Your Kids
It's not 1977 anymore. Attitudes toward homeschooling are not what they once were and though, yes, there are still people out there who look upon homeschoolers with serious suspicion, doubters like that are becoming fewer and farther between. The negative attitudes toward homeschooling that … [Read more...]
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