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!
We realize that in our recent theme change, we ended up with a front page that is quite the train wreck, but we hope most of the rest of the site works acceptably. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience as we transition from our old site to this one. We are ironing out the glitches as fast as we can! We've recently added the Everyday Cooking photo gallery, and we're adding more posts, Vicki’s Favorites in the shop, an expanded homeschool section, and more! We hope you’ll find it worth the wait — please check back often!
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 […]
As a homeschool consultant, I get asked for ideas for math that would be consistent with a Charlotte Mason approach […]
Technically, you could homeschool with just a library card . . . but most parents feel more confident and comfortable […]
How to Create a High School Transcript: A Friendly Guide for Homeschooling Parents Creating a high school transcript might seem […]
Homeschooling one child can feel challenging. Adding more children at different levels can feel like launching a plate-spinning act, rushing […]
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 […]
