Category Archives: Homemaking
Dirty Work
My goal is to create one flower bed a year. Some goals fizzle. We bought this home four years ago, but only one garden graces our property. Life, literally, interrupted my plans the year I gave birth to a sweet … Continue reading
The Notebook as a Tool
The Principle Approach uses a notebook methodology. As a student reasons through lessons, her thoughts are recorded in various, creative ways. Notebooks are a tool for preserving scholarship, but they can, also, be used outside of school. Years ago, I … Continue reading
Lasting Value
Walking through store aisles full of shiny new things, fuels my covetousness. We have a nice home and adequate furnishings, but those dishes are striking and these curtains so lovely. My gift card cannot buy it all. I shake my … Continue reading
Christmas Traditions
Growing up, my family always decorated the house the day after Thanksgiving. My brother and I piled silver tinsel on each branch of the small pine. Then while we slept, Mom removed the mess and placed every handmade ornament perfectly. … Continue reading
I Quit Reading Better Homes and Gardens
The beautiful houses in glossy pages of magazines urge me to decorate. Curtains hide a few cracks, but they don’t cover bare concrete floor or holes in the wall. Our 1950s fixer-upper does not resemble Better Homes and Gardens or … Continue reading
To Sell or not to Sell
Proverbs 31 describes an excellent wife. Honestly, the list of noble qualities is overwhelming. This lady is active. She looks, works, brings, rises, gives, portions, considers, plants, stretches, grasps, extends, makes, and supplies. Whew! I barely keep the toys and … Continue reading
Real Life
Sometimes I get frustrated by the sacrifices required to be a mother, wife, and home school teacher. I rarely get time to myself until after sunset, but staying up late to enjoy the quiet makes me tired with a propensity … Continue reading