Not much going on in our garden, in fact we are ready to pull everything up and get our fall garden in. I've about decided that if you want a great summer garden you cannot do much of anything else, no vacations, no building projects, just weed, water and harvest. If you think about it I am
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I love this interview! When I was growing up our family raised and showed collies, so I can really identify a lot with the things that Katie talks about here. Hope you enjoy getting to know my 'real life friend' Katie! Don't miss her giveaway at the bottom of the page!
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We had a lot of eager soap makers at our Soap Making Class today. We had students as young as 12 and even two grandmas in attendance! That just goes to show you that you're never too old to learn a new skill! Today's class was taught by Robin and myself, but Olivia was the r
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A couple weeks ago I posted the following: Necessity + Creativity + Persistence = Resourcefulness How about creating a little necessity in your children’s lives and don’t let them give up until they find a way to fill that necessity? Train those cr
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Canning your harvest can be very much like child birth. Saturday as I was finishing up canning corn my friend Kelly called and told me that she cried as she watched the raw video I took during the recent birth of her daughter. I laughed at her as I often do. :o) For those that don't know m
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Our Savings Summit is NEXT Saturday!!! See ya'll there!
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Today we held our canning class at the home of Sandra and Ana Smith. It was a good day with sweet fellowship and encouragement as these girls learned how to can blueberry jam, tomatoes and vegetables soup. One of the young girls made the comment, "Or you could just buy them (
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Gardening update: Ours is about played out! I am grateful we can by from local farmers!!! A friend of ours who farms delivered 10 dozen ears of corn last night...yeah! I'm off to teach a canning class today as part of our Domestic Classes. I Love sharing homemaking skills. Next we
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This is the first in our series of Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs. Today we are featuring a young man that has started a web based business selling old books. These are available as instant downloads. Enjoy his interview below and check out the special offer he has just for Teaching Good
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Necessity + Creativity + Persistence = Resourcefulness How about creating a little necessity in your children's lives and don't let them give up until they find a way to fill that necessity? Train those critical thinking skills at a young age!
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...and boy am I glad!!! We have two blueberry bushes that produce a lot of berries. Since our girls have been gone Jeff has had to do all the picking by himself. Every couple days he picks about a gallon. He does such a GREAT job picking. When he brings in the berries there is
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This is a WONDERFUL video clip, and talk about resourceful? This woman may have written the book on resourcefulness! In an age of everything being disposable, even our cars, we could learn a lot from this 89 year old. And girls...you need to know how to take care of your cars ju
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How to demonstrate Resourcefulness in the Home: *Control the clutter by being content! Clutter in the home, even if it is good stuff, can quickly overcome your home and overwhelm all those that live there. The older I get the more I realize how little I really need or want. &n
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The following is a suggestion from Character Journal (I love their stuff!), the comments are mine, not theirs. How to Demonstrate Resourcefulness in the Home Family members cherishing every moment together, however small, in order to build their relationships.
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When you become a blogger and/or have an internet based business it is very easy to become totally consumed with time in front of the computer. Even when you are on vacation you can take your work with you via the laptop. Life can quickly get out of balance even doing GOOD THINGS. I
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Here is the picture of the cake one of my 'students' via the video made. This was her first cake. She did an FANTASTIC JOB! "I have found videos at the library in the past but let me tell you, nothing has helped us as much as your video has!" HERE is her
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He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. Proverbs 10:5 Whether you're harvesting your own fruits and vegetables, buying from the local farmer's market or buying straight from the grocery store, summer is the best time to stock up
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Hi Kathy, I have been looking at your website for several weeks now and decided to get your cake decorating video. My daughter is very interested in catering and cake decorating (as I am too). I have found videos at the library in the past but let me tell you, nothing has helped us as much as y
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This month we will be giving away a free copy of Making and Managing Money for Teens e-book. This is a $16.97 value! When children work for their money they value it so much more! The best education a child can receive is from REAL LIFE while
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Here is a real neat sewing project hair scrunchies! She also has a couple cute skirt tutorials HERE and HERE!
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When I refer to a "child" in this post I am referring to older teens or adult children. There are many parents that have raised their in kids in Godly homes, parents that have walked the talk (imperfectly), not just talk the talk, and yet some still have "issues"
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Mother Hen of the Chicken Coop won our From Seeds to Harvest Giveaway for June. Send me your address Mother, and I will get this out to you!
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A little gardening FYI: 1 bushel of green beans = 4 pecks OR aprox 28 pounds OR aprox 4 Wal Mart bags full OR 38 quarts canned! It's been a busy day! As soon as I started canning today the first jar broke...ugh... Then my pressure cooker had steam coming out from
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You can get a free download of The Constitution, The Declaration of Independence and The Bill of Rights. Over the years I have used these documents as copy work for my kids. This way you are exposing them to history and working on spelling, grammar and penmanship at the same time. :o)
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More than ever do we need to be teaching our children the history of our country. We have got to know real history and defend our God given rights! Prosperity has given us a couple of generations of people who for the most part, just don't care, and to be honest many are flat out lazy.
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Our family's choice:
Taste the joy that springs from labor.
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