I’m a failure. If I’m not currently beating myself up over this truth, I’m actually okay with it. In fact, I’ve realized that even when parents feel like failures, their children–by God’s grace–can still succeed. The Colossal Hoax I think there’s a colossal hoax right under all of our parental noses and we don’t even realize it. We’re […]
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A mason jar full of this Italian Dressing is always in my fridge. While this homemade Italian dressing is always–always–in my fridge these days, it’ didn’t used to be that way. Scroll right to the end for the recipe for my favorite homemade Italian dressing. Truth is, I never once contemplated making my own homemade
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Yep, I knew I was a failure as a mom. But then this happened. While I’m usually writing about cows, or chicken, life in a 200-year-old farmhouse, making maple syrup, or how to make kombucha, and other kind of homesteading-ish topics from our New England homestead, today I had to share this with you… My
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We love all-natural everything. . . so all-natural egg dye is a no brainer. . . Before we dive into egg dying NATURALLY I want to invite you to join in my Insiders Easter Egg Hunt going on right now over on instagram. Join here! And if you make kombucha, you’ll also love this egg
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Spring rains are never such a dulcet melody as when they follow a cold, harsh winter. And spring joys are never as rich as moments spent planning this summer’s garden. Although our first New England winter was beautiful, and most days were graced with a fresh white powder making everything magically new again, I will admit I was relieved
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It was a simple request, but her unembellished words made the hairs on the back of my arms line up in militant fashion, immediately creating a unified front against the bitter elements howling at the windows. “Ya wanna walk with me to get the mail?” Two of my daughters, this one included, have an unusually high
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Winter is being more stubborn than typical this New England March. We thought we were nearing the end of the area’s coldest winter in 137 years. So I wasn’t overly eager about an early morning salutation from the fair, white-haired maiden of winter. Even though she did greet me with the pink, snow-foggy nod of a sunrise behind her.
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Yeah, it can be downright hard being a mom. Moms of young ones are always exhausted and certain that their feeble attempts to raise little ones will somehow collapse in failure one day. Moms of middle schoolers are continually wondering if they’re doing “enough.” And moms of teens somedays forget that they care about this
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An old farmhouse can teach one many hard lessons, but that’s never more true than in a New England winter. The way I see it, winter in these parts is like a rigid schoolmaster, offering daily lessons of the stark, difficult work needed for survival. Thankfully, some days she can be a gentle mentor who rewards your labor
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I often realize I’m not listening. I need to make a conscience effort to really listen. But I’ve learned that I could never answer the question, “How can my child make money?” if I didn’t first listen. Really listen. I always have too much on my mind. Maybe that’s to be expected, since I homeschool
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