Feeling like the road is long? Here is some homeschool encouragement to help you regain perspective. These days we live in a world of instant gratification. If I think of something I want to buy, I can look it up online and purchase it in less than five minutes – or I can hop in …
Homeschool Encouragement: When the Reward Seems Distant Read More »
NOTE: This article was originally published in 2015. We have been a homeschooling family for over 15 years, since our oldest child started kindergarten. None of our children have ever been enrolled in public school; the only reason any of them have stepped foot inside one has been to take college entrance exams. As of …
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This recipe was handed down to me from a wonderful older lady (I hesitate to use the word “old,” because to me it is a very relative term these days. :-) Let’s just say her hair is all white and she walks with a cane…). I have adapted it to make it slightly more healthy. It’s …
Do the holidays sneak up on you and your budget? Even with the best of intentions, sometimes December rolls around and it becomes time to freak out about how to find enough money for Christmas. Especially if you want to have your kids give gifts to one another. That can double or triple the total …
Dollar Store Christmas: How to Teach Gift-Giving Without Spending Much Money Read More »
There have been days when I am dealing with hormones that I have felt like I just can’t do human. My legs, especially around the knees, are composed of wet sand; and the backs of my thighs ache from varicose veins accumulated over five pregnancies. My heartbeat feels erratic and racing, my chest tight. My …
I think every recipe on this blog will start with the word “easy.” I really do not like to cook, so I don’t want to spend any more time at it than I have to. So you can bet that if I put a recipe on here, it’s gonna be mucho easy, easy, and did …
Update: Elisabeth Elliot passed away on June 15, 2015. Hers was a life well-lived. Her books are a very important legacy that will encourage and inspire women for years to come. I love to read. And there’s no point in keeping a good book to myself! So right now I’d like to recommend one of …
Are you sick and tired of making a new meal plan every time you turn around? I HATE MEAL PLANNING. So I developed a two-week meal plan that I never have to redo! Yes, I might be the only person daring enough to use the same meal plan over and over again. Wait, what? You …
Chili is part of my two-week rotating menu planner. We love it! And now that #2, the bean-hater, is at college, we can enjoy it meatless, with LOTSA LEGUMES!! (See what I did there? :-) ) If you prefer chili con carne, read on anyway; at the end of the post are my suggestions for …
