Here is a great book with excellent pictures and details about how to gut, cut and cook deer. This is a must have for your library. Gut It. Cut It. Cook It. The Deer Hunter's Guide to Processing & Preparing Venison
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The QBQ!!! I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is a fast read with short chapters that stress the importance of personal accountability. Although the book is focused on personal accountability at work it bleeds into EVERY area of life! I think this a great book to use at your dinner ta
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Being a wife and mom is a full time job, so trying to build a business or even just trying to bring a few extra dollars into the home can be a major stress. If you are trying to figure out how in the world you are going to add one more thing to your schedule, but you know you need to do something
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The best way to learn how to be successful is to watch, listen and learn from those who have succeeded. If at all possible spending one on one time is best, but in most cases we need to read from and about them. Choose carefully who you spend time with, whether that be in person or through books. B
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Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens Here is an excellent resource for parenting teens. You can get it for under $3 (plus shipping) at Amazon. Shepherding a Child's Heart This one is great if you are trying to win the heart of a younger child.
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Last week our girls were at the Student World View Conference. The speakers were fantastic and the girls came home with so many nuggets of truth! After dealing with rebellion from our older two I do not take for granted that any of our children have a desire to grow spiritually, it is a beautiful th
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One of my FAVORITE books, although it is a hard read emotionally, The Hiding Place, is FREE this month at Christian Audio. This is a good audio to load, don't miss it! This is a MUST read (listen).
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One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are The girls and I are reading One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp, I don't even know the words to explain how this book has touched me to the core and has awaken such beauty and gratitude in EVERY situation. One of my daughters that is no
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One of my New Years Resolutions was to read all the way through the Bible this year, which I resolve to do every year but have never done it, usually because I get bogged down in Leviticus and Numbers and skip through that stuff. This year I am reading and listening at the same time online which has
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If only we had been taught this stuff when our family was younger. We were not even taught Biblical principles for the family after we were saved and in church EVERY Sunday and Wednesday! Yes, we did have the Bible, but good, solid teaching is also important! Say what you will about the evils of
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Fellowship is important! No matter how old you are, who you choose for friends makes a difference in your life. Who you choose to get advice from not only affects you, but it affects your marriage and your children. Ladies, if you choose friends that are critical and contentious, if they gossip
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Part of my 2011 list of goals is to grow in wisdom. The best way to do this is to know God's word. This year I want to read through the Bible chronologically. I found this neat site that offers different translations and plans. 5 Bible Reading Plans in Over 50 Translations . . . Start Reading on
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There is no easy time to raise children ( or be married, or grow up, etc...). Every era has it's struggles; there in nothing new under the sun. I've been on a big Waltons (yes, the old TV series) kick lately. I have all the seasons lined up in our Netflix box; each disc has 3 episodes on it. I star
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The most neglected mission field is the home. With such a fast paced, BUSY culture the experience of a peaceful home is almost nonexistent. I had the privilege of hearing Devi Titus at the True Woman Conference a couple months ago. She was such a source of wisdom and encouragement. I bought
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On the post Manly and Respectful Boys Trisha asked: "I was wondering what makes you say that books make more of an impression than movies? I hope that’s true, but I’d love to hear what makes you think that." When you read a good book it will draw you into another world for hours and even days.
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I received this question from a reader: I have a question for you (and pardon me if I have overlooked something regarding this issue that you may have already put up on your website): are there any good children's books (for toddlers and the very young) that emphasize children helping mom
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If you have never read a book together as a family why not give it a try?! I have to admit that this is something that has been really hard for our family to do, but the rewards have been wonderful. Jeff and I were not brought up to be readers. Both of us only read what was required for school lesso
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As I have shared this past week we've come a long way in our homeschooling journey over the past 15 years. What started out as a frustration God has turned into a strong conviction and a way of life for us! I am so thankful for His mercy and tender leading. A couple weeks ago I read Kelly Crawfo
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Our family's choice:
Taste the joy that springs from labor.
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