Homesteading
Resist Automation
Most of us are completely oblivious to the affects of automation in our lives, but it is always a good thing?? Automation has always been "sold" as a way to simplify our lives, save time and money, plus make us happier overall. But is that always the case, especially over the long term? I'll show my age here, but I remember watching "The Jetsons" when I was a kid and thinking about how cool it would be if everything was that simple. As an … [Read More...]
And the Winners are….
Betty and Bob/Karen Martin! Winners have been notified by email! Congrats! More contests for this book coming......tomorrow! … [Read More...]
Want to Win “How to Live Without Electricity ~ and Like It”????
Let's do it again today, Wednesday 1/25! I am totally lovin' this book.....but I'm totally lovin' giving away copies of it too! Would you like to win a copy of "How to Live Without Electricity ~ and Like It"???? "Like" us on Facebook and be entered to win in today's drawing at 8pm EST. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know that you did. If you already "like" us on Facebook, then … [Read More...]
The Home
11 Ways to Make the Family Meal Table Fun Again
Raising a family isn’t easy. Raising a large, multi-racial, adoptive family is even more difficult, with many twists and turns in the journey. Adopting three siblings almost two years ago was an answer to years of prayer….and yet rocked our family like we never expected. One thing that happened caught me completely off guard. It [...]
I Knew There Must Be a Reason for January: Knitting and Crocheting
“Hello, my name is Kelly and I’m afraid of knitting”….. That was my story just a few months ago. Really???!!! Afraid??!! Of yarn?! Yep. Scared me to death. Not the yarn, per se, the potential for failure. The very high likelihood that I could look “stupid” kept me from learning a skill that I really wanted to [...]
Feeding the Tribe
11 Ways to Make the Family Meal Table Fun Again
Raising a family isn’t easy. Raising a large, multi-racial, adoptive family is even more difficult, with many twists and turns in the journey. Adopting three siblings almost two years ago was an answer to years of prayer….and yet rocked our family like we never expected. One thing that happened caught me completely off guard. It [...]
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