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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Homeschooling one child can feel challenging. Adding more children at different levels can feel like launching a plate-spinning act, rushing […]
Some of my favorite mixer and mill options! SAVE an additional $20 when you use one of my links, below…… […]
If you ask yourself this, you are not alone! In fact, a few years back, I did some research for […]
A few recordings – video, audio, FB Live, podcasts, and more Some of the recordings and interviews I’ve done in […]
Children naturally learn through play, engaging in activities that develop a wide range of skills across various domains. According to […]
Maybe you were already homeschooling and now find yourself shaken from your normal routine, or even displaced from your home. […]
I just love Dr. Rebecca Woodbury’s passion for teaching science. Some of you in the homeschool world may know her […]
Many parents of young children are eager to start their educational journey but often feel overwhelmed by where to begin. […]
(Adapted from Home Education 101: A Mentoring Program for New Homeschoolers and Home Education 101: A Mentor’s Manual © 2003/2005 by Vicki Bentley) Set up a Command Center. Remember The Bridge on “Star Trek”? This should be an area close to your family’s activities in the house, not totally isolated […]
(Adapted from Home Education 101: A Mentor’s Manual © 2003 by Vicki Bentley) Set up a command center. Remember The Bridge on “Star Trek”? This should be an area close to your family’s activities in the house, not totally isolated – you want to actually use it! This is where […]
Here you can follow the process from dough to pizza box. I am not a professional baker; I’m a mom with a mill and a mixer and a desire to provide yummy, wholesome bread for her babies. Hopefully, seeing some of the process “in action” will be helpful as you […]
I’m revising Everyday Cooking and my kids thought this would be a great opportunity to encourage other moms with a few (of my many) cooking mishaps anecdotes. By the time I wore myself out laughing (and groaning) over the goof-ups, I couldn’t think of what to call the section. Keep […]
Read this post for the basics, then check out the update here! Just five minutes before I head to bed, then a few moments’ prep in the morning, and we have a yummy loaf with a crisy, crackly crust and a very tender crumb. And only FOUR ingredients–but lots […]
You had a wonderful plan this fall for a well-rounded education, envisioning academic excellence and character development in your smiling, well-adjusted offspring. But then…It happened (pick one): Your husband got transferred and you have now moved cross country, separated from your family or community support system. Your husband has been […]
Do your lessons get delayed because somebody can’t find a pencil or her notebook is missing? Are you appalled at the amount of paper your dear children waste? I found that when these items were simply provided for their use, they tended to not take particularly great care of them, […]
I recommend stainless steel cookware – the best quality you can possibly afford. I started out with “budget” cookware and have gone through many sets in my 30 years of cooking. I now have a great set of 5-ply stainless cookware, supplemented with several Kuhn-Rikon stainless steel pressure cookers, one […]
