Today we have a post by Jamie of Like a Bubbling Brook… There are so many dishes you could bring to a holiday potluck, but what are your choices if you’re trying keep things simple and frugal during the holiday season? Plan now for your upcoming family, friends, or church gathering by browsing these inexpensive [...]
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It’s not too late to start some new Thanksgiving traditions that teach our daughters how to bend, serve, and love others! Maybe I wouldn’t have done it if we weren’t so far away from family. Or if we had never lived as foreigners. But for the last 12 years we’ve lived as displaced persons and [...]
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Providing food to our families that is both nutritious and satisfying is such a challenge, but it can be done! Teaching our daughters (and sons) about ingredients and their health-promoting benefits will equip them with the knowledge and experience they will need to help their future families. What are simple ways in which we can [...]
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On our Nebraska farm, July Fourth has traditionally been the day we celebrate food, family, fun, and our country. Normally the day arrives with a sweltering heat and humidity that makes corn and even children grow rapidly. The oppressive humidity hangs in the air like a wet blanket during this time of summer. But, not [...]
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Last night we had the chance to take dinner to a family in need. We drove down the back roads and side streets, past run down trailers and dilapidated houses, loose dogs and overgrown shrubs. We pulled up to a junk yard with a tiny house tucked in the corner. There was a “Beware of [...]
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Many of you are young mothers who one day hope to see your daughters joyfully living the life of a homemaker, even in your own home before they marry. But some of you may be apprehensively wondering, “What will that look like?” Having a visual of what your daughter could one day be doing takes [...]
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English Cottage by Cozy Tea Treasures The mission of homemaking is like a beautiful handmade afghan, in which every stitch is an important part of the whole, and where every row comes together to make the lovely finished product. Every aspect of the homemaker’s life and work within her home is so very important, and [...]
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