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About Me
Who am I?
Some Q and A with Tanya
Disclosure, Privacy Policy, and Other Legal Gobbledygook
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
Book Shares
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.
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