A clean home doesn’t happen on its own. Believe me, if it did I would be celebrating. Even if someone else cleans your home, you have to have a plan in place for what you want to be done and when you want it to get done. There will even be some things that you…
A book review of Enjoy Where You Are On the Way to Where You Are Going by Joyce Meyer Do you enjoy the journey? When our family would go on a trip, my sons and I would play games, sing songs, and makeup stories. It was rarely quiet. As they go older, they would also…
We recently took a walk through Knoxville, Tennessee. My husband surprised me with a trip to Knoxville 40 years after we met at the World’s Fair in that city. Technically, we met on the way to the World’s Fair – he was invited by a friend to go with the youth group on the trip…
The insurance company answers to its investors – and the secret most of the companies don’t admit is that you are not the investor. The goal will be to get you to settle at the lowest possible expense to the insurance company. As long as they aren’t acting in bad faith, then they are justified…
The show “Promised Land” inspired me. It would be so cool to pack up the kids and live out of a travel trailer. My husband laughed at the idea – out loud . . . right in my face. Still, I persisted. If you’ve met me you know persistence tends to show up when I’ve…
Homeschool fears are not new to me. We homeschooled for 17 years – starting when my oldest was only around 4 or 5 and ending when my middle son graduated from high school. Each year, after reaching middle school age, we sat down to talk about the next year. We went over what they wanted…
All the talk of the CoronaVirus had me focused on immune systems. I started the morning boiling water and adding eucalyptus essential oil, doubled the Vitamin C intake, and encouraged sun time for the son. For dinner, I doubled down on the immune system focus. Although not actual pantry cooking, it did make use of…
How do you homeschool when you didn’t plan on schooling from home? At the end of the day on Friday, the whole world seemed to flip upside down. Instead of worrying about carline, you now had to worry about getting school done, feeding the kids all day (because let’s not kid ourselves, it’s never just…
Pantry cooking can help you make more of what you have – at least in the kitchen. They are out of toilet paper at the grocery store . . . signaling the end. Okay, not really. The rush on toilet paper caused a shortage – albeit, temporary. Still, it’s gotten plenty of folks doing the…
Have a reservoir of quick-fix meal ideas helps take the stress out of mealtime – no matter who ends up with the job of fixing the meals. # # # “What are we having for dinner?” That may be the only thing my son says to me all day, but you can be guaranteed that…