Everyday Homemaking is jam-packed with practical ideas and tools to help you better manage your household and time. Practical ideas, time- and money-saving tips, useful products, links to our favorite sites–family resources that God has used to enable us to live our lives more abundantly. Everyday Homemaking–practical ideas for busy families, like yours!
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Author Sue Gregg shares my passion for giving kids the chance to learn through everyday, real-life activities. In her cookbook, Lunches […]
A friend who likes my cinnamon rolls asked me if I would make them for a wedding brunch — but […]
Energy Budget: Time & Household Management for the Chronically Ill (by Rachel Ramey of Titus2Homemaker.com) – A quick review This […]
When Eighth Grade Counts as High School Some eighth grade students are ready to begin tackling high school level work—especially […]
Mentoring with Grace: Dancing through Life Together How to nurture meaningful connections without pressure or perfection. Mentoring is much like […]
Got a kiddo who struggles putting pencil to paper? He may just not be quite ready for the handwriting at […]
Occasionally a parent will ask if it makes sense to not move a student forward in their homeschool work, or […]
Most parents have two writing/composition concerns: How to help the student develop writing skills (which is another post!) and/or How […]
After a run to our local Sam’s Club (well, 45 minutes away/ two states over… Sam’s Club, take the hint….we need you closer), I found myself needing to cook a couple of chicken breasts. Jim had just shown me that the groundhogs had managed to miss chomping on my rosemary and […]
I know I showed you the photos of the egg fried in my stainless steel skillet, but some folks asked about scrambled eggs. And even worse–CHEESE eggs. So I finally got around to a quick video of the scrambled egg process in stainless steel.I had to video in three parts […]
All those art projects and other hard-to-file artifacts . . . If your child is older than two, you’ve probably figured out that the artwork just keeps multiplying. Between coloring pages, noodle necklaces, gingerbread houses, Lego creations, Mr. Potato Head statues, and fingerpaintings, even a toddler can keep you […]
My friend Robin S. shared this recipe with me — looked so yummy, I had to give it a try! Click here for the recipe: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/537004-chicken-spinach-and-mushroom-low-carb-oven-dish Step-by-step in my kitchen: The recipe calls for six thin boneless skinless breasts — so I used two thick breasts, sliced horizontally into […]
Vicki’s Bread Recipe Makes 2 loaves (may be multiplied; I make 6-8 loaves in my DLX mixer) Adapted for Electrolux DLX and Bosch mixers; can be made with any stand mixer or by hand. For video tutorial, click here. See Everyday Cooking for full version and variations. For step-by-step video […]
Got a baby who loves tags? Need that sensory stimulation? Make your own tag blanket “lovey.” Ariel was partial to tags as an infant, so I made her a tag blanket as a “lovey” to take in the car and take to bed (of course I made two, one to […]
While this was originally written for a homeschool audience, the principles apply within any family, so I wanted to share with you. No kiddos? I hope you can still glean some how-to encouragements! Hospitality is defined by Merriam-Webster as “generous and friendly treatment of visitors and guests.” So how does […]
“I see so many homeschooling parents stressing about the right curriculum, “getting behind,” or feeling inadequate….” If I wrote a mini-book on homeschooling, it would sound pretty much like this…Durenda and I must be kindred spirits! And I love the subtitle: “a simple, mercifully short book on homeschooling.” Haha! (I […]
A while back, I wrote about the blessing blankets I made for grandchildren — quilts with Bible promises on them. You can see the instructions and some examples at the original post. Today, I just wanted to update you with a few more photos …and I’ll be adding again, since […]
Training in Diligence and Thoroughness Each August, our family would try to get a fresh homeschooling start with new notebooks, shiny pens, freshly decorated pencils boxes, and a tidy house (okay, I said we’d try!). Even if we started organized and tidy, it was an everyday struggle to keep on […]
