We live in a world that is becoming increasingly confrontational. I feel like everywhere I turn someone is ready to fight....road rage, internet trolls, wars and controversy in the press and on the news...everyone everywhere seems to be shouting from their vantage point that they are RIGHT...and competition is intense. ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Giving Comfort and Joy
I was reminded last week that while we all strive for "the perfect holiday" season that things aren't always so. By the end of last week I had learned of three friends who in two days lost family members in very unexpected tragedies and my heart was so sad for them. Then I get a text from my son that same afternoon that his high school was on "lockout" and he didn't know what was going on but they were told it was not a drill. He was texting me from a dark room where everyone was sitting in ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: 25 Things to Teach Teens Before They Move Out
I had a realization this last summer that I only have 3 more summers with my oldest before he will be moving out....and I realized how much he still needs to know. (HA!) There is so much growing up that happens in these last teenage years and I know I am not ready for it all. Yes, there are the big ones like learning to drive, date, school and relationships, but I have realized there are so many more smaller things that I am over looking. So, I've started making a list of 25 things to teach ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Learn to Rest
"When you get tired, learn to rest, but don't quit." Several weeks ago I found myself one afternoon having a breakdown. It was a week where everything went wrong. The kids had so many things going on but yet were not willing to get any of them done. It was end of term (enough said). Projects, homework galore. They were also constantly fighting with each other about the most inane things. I couldn't get dinner on the table to save my life. I forgot appointments. I was done. And done. And ... View the Post
Why I Use My Slow Cooker (An Art of Homemaking Post)
Why are there some days when making dinner seems so hard? Sure there are days when I look forward to making a nice dinner...but then there are other nights...and those nights are a struggle. But why is it such a struggle? Here are a few of my reasons: *By the time dinner time rolls around I am already exhausted and the thoughts of preparing something seem overwhelming. *I don't have what I need to make what I want and I don't want to go to the store. *I don't want to make and clean ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Storms
About a month ago I was out trying to take pictures of a quilt and watching a storm roll into the valley from over the mountains. I was a little bugged that the storm was going to ruin the picture-taking so I was trying to hurry and get everything set and snap the pictures quickly. I only got a few pictures taken as the first bit of raindrops starting spilling out the sky and then I quickly jumped back into my car as my front windshield was soon pounding with huge, heavy raindrops. I sat the ... View the Post
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