We’ve got a great guest post today for the Establish a House series from Callie at Lemon Verbena who shares how she keeps on top of all the paperwork at her house. Can you tell this is something I struggle with? I have had two different bloggers share their ideas with us this past month! […]
Archives for June 2015
Defend Traditional Marriage
When we were engaged Joseph and I wrote many letters to each other. That’s what you did when you lived across the country from one another before cell phones. In one of the letters Joseph wrote he sent a copy of an article with this quote highlighted in blue brackets. Next to it he wrote, […]
Favorite Summer Reading and Learning Activities {Blog Hop}
Joining in on Sonlight’s June Blog Party today! We were asked to share our favorite summer reading and learning activities. We are farmers. Summertime is full of learning how to work hard and learning how to work together as a family. It includes teens waking up at 5 am to go rake hay, younger kids […]
Frugal Family Fun
The Establish a House guest post this week comes from Jennifer. She shares 10 great ideas to have frugal family fun this summer! Summer! A time to slow down a little, relax, and spend some extra time together as a family. Summer can, indeed, become a busy, stressful time with all the extra activities the […]
My Ironing Cabinet
My husband and I have lived in some pretty old, run-down houses. The first house we lived in was three old offices buildings slapped together. They were pulled by horse and buggy in the 1920s from the ghost town Wonder and used to create a “large” 800 sq. foot home for a family with seven […]
Home and School
Homeschooling has been a great thing for our family! My kids are second generation homeschoolers. Both my husband and I were homeschooled during high school. Now we aren’t against public education in anyway. We are what we like to call PRO education, choosing the best of all available options for our kids. In our case […]
Mothering Through the Whirlwind {Book Review}
One thing mothers like to do when they get together is ask for advice, swap stories, and try to learn from each other how to be a better mother to their own children. It is in the stories that we find common ground. Mothering Through the Whirlwind by Tamara Passey is like a one-on-one talk with […]
Chore Time Can be a Blessing
The Establish a House guest post today comes from Nancy who shares what has worked for getting her kids to do their chores. It’s a widely accepted fact that if you set a bedtime routine for your kids where you do the same things in the same order at the same time each […]
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Five… books I am currently reading: Mothering through the Whirlwind by Tamara Passey – written by a friend who was also Arizona’s Young Mother of the Year in 2013! I’ll be sharing a review here on the blog on Thursday. Maybe Today byDavid Butler and Emily Belle Freeman – I love all of Emily Freeman’s […]
Keeping Track of Doctor Appointments for a Large Family
Samantha from Pinch of Thyme, The Blog is guest posting today for the Establish a House series. I learned something new from her suggestions! On January 29th, 2015 my family graduated to a “large” family with the birth of our fourth child, Ruby. If you have a “large” family you have often experienced people shaking their […]
15 Ways to Encourage Reading
Reading is truly one of the best things in the world! But how do you convince a child who would rather muck out a chicken coop or eat a bowl of brussels sprouts that reading really is fun? Reading is one of the true pleasures of life. In our age of mass culture, when so […]
Summer Reading Reward Coupon Sheets
As parents, we know that reading good books comes with its own rewards like a gained knowledge and appreciation for the world and people around us. Sometimes though it’s just plain fun to have some external reward for reading, especially for kids. Here are three different summer reading reward coupon sheets that you can fill […]
Paper Management for Families
Another terrific guest post for the Establish a House series today! Mauri shows us how she tackles all the paper that comes into her home. This is so not my forte! It can come at you from all sides—from work, through the mail, hidden inside backpacks, even out of your computer. PAPER! It is so […]
Summer Reading Charts
Most kids I know LOVE charts. There’s just something about crossing off what you’ve done that makes you feel good. Summer reading charts are no exception. My kids really enjoy having a chart to help them decide what book to read next. Will it be a book about an astronaut or will it take place in […]
Summer Reading Bookmarks
Summer is here and there are so many things to do! Swimming, riding bikes, soccer games, etc. One of my kids favorite activities to do is read – no matter what the weather or what’s going on. To capitalize on their love of reading and the bookmobile’s summer reading program that begins next week I […]