A Glimpse Into Our Life ...

This is a little space that I can share with family & friends what we are doing in our lives - everything from homeschooling, to handcrafts, to daily musings .... basically just A Glimpse Into Our Life. ˚Ü˚

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Dec 20, 2010

Wonderful Quote

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To
cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have
the real spirit of Christmas.

      -- Calvin Coolidge

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About Me

Becky: Living on a small acreage with my Husband (whom I am blessed to be able to call my best friend), our two children (whom we homeschool) and numerous pets (both ours and our neighbours, lol). Loving life and eagerly waiting for each new thing that my Lord shows & teaches me everyday. ˚Ü˚

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Things We Need To Be Doing Here:

- baking
- sewing (as needed)
- handcrafts (always)
- follow daily homeblessing routine

My Reading List

≈ My Bible
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My Bookshelf (waiting to be read)

≈ The Call of The Wild by Jack London
≈ The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
≈ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
≈ A Journey to The Center of The Earth by Jules Verne

≈ Gulliver's Travels by Johnathan Swift

≈ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

≈ A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Handcrafts - Crochet

Working on:
- nothing at the moment
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To-Do items:
- bathmats
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Finished projects (20xx):
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Handcrafts - Knitting

Working on:
- Christmas gifts

- new winter hat for Bubba

- winter socks for Sunshine
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To-Do items:
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Christmas Knitting ideas:
- Jar Opener Helper
- Dish Sponges
- Dishcloths
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Finished projects (20xx):
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Handcrafts - Sewing

Working on:
- face masks
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To-Do Items:
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Finished projects (20xx):
- face masks (to many to count)

Handcrafts - Weaving

Working on:
- dish cloths
- warping floor loom for baby blankets
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To-Do items:
- baby blanket for Christopher

- dishtowels

- hooded scarf
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Finished projects (20xx):

Blog Archive

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Check out the Recipes at the bottom of my Blog

≈ Sore Throat Remedy
≈ Emergency Rations

Prayer Corner

J & C - their whole household has come down with a bad cold, please pray that they will all get better very soon (especially the littles)
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UPDATES:

J & C - The cold has pretty much left their household ... just a lingering & annoying cough still left

Blogs I like to visit:

A Handmade Life

Mille Bornes, Poppies, Curry and Pie
12 years ago
Backyard Farming

A different game of squash
8 years ago
Choosing Voluntary Simplicity

Sempervivum arachnoideum (Cobweb Houseleek)
1 year ago
Heritage Acres Homestead

Babies!
2 years ago
Homemaking on the Homestead

Delicious and Simple! 3 Dutch Oven Dinners
3 years ago
Homesteading by Heart!
Our Plain and Simple Kitchen

BlogShare: Tennessee Preppers post on Grains
14 years ago
Our Plain and Simple Life

It's a long story...isn't it always?
6 years ago
Simply Livin'

Spring '16
8 years ago

Sites I like to visit:

Frugal Abundance
Hillbilly Housewife
Joyful Christian Homemaking
Shepherd's Hill
Handcrafts - Crochet Pattern Central
Handcrafts - Knitting Pattern Central
Handcrafts - Knit List free patterns
Handcrafts - Knooking

Sore Throat Remedy

INGREDIENTS:
1 small honey bear

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp cayenne pepper powder

DIRECTIONS:
1. mix all ingredients together

2. be sure to shake well before taking

Recipe that will remain on my blog .....

Emergency Rations

≈ 3 cups rolled oats
≈ 2 1/2 cups powdered milk
≈ 1/2 package lemon or orange gelatin
≈ 1 cup sugar
≈ 2 Tablespoons honey
≈ 3 Tablespoons water

* Place oats, powdered milk and sugar in a bowl.
* Add water to honey and bring to a boil.
* Dissolve gelatin in honey/water mixture and add to dry ingredients.
* After mixing well, add additional water (a teaspoon at a time), until the mixture is barely moist enough to be molded.
* Shape into two bars.
* Dry the bars in the oven under low heat, wrap in foil & place them in a covered container for indefinite storage.
* Each bar contains sufficient food for one day.
* You can eat the bar dry or cook it in about a pint of water.

16 House Rules by Susannah Wesley

Susannah Wesley was the mother of 19 children, including John and Charles Wesley. Through much adversity, she dedicated her life to instilling a sense of Christian Destiny into each of her children. Her children went on to change the world.

Here are 16 rules she laid down in her home.

1. Eating between meals not allowed.

2. As children they are to be in bed by 8 p.m.

3. They are required to take medicine without complaining.

4. Subdue self- will in a child, and those working together with God to save the child's soul.

5. To teach a child to pray as soon as he can speak.

6. Require all to be still during Family Worship.

7. Give them nothing that they cry for, and only that when asked for politely.

8. To prevent lying, punish no fault which is first confessed and repented of.

9. Never allow a sinful act to go unpunished.

10. Never punish a child twice for a single offense.

11. Comment and reward good behavior.

12. Any attempt to please, even if poorly performed, should be commended.

13. Preserve property rights, even in smallest matters.

14. Strictly observe all promises.

15. Require no daughter to work before she can read well.

16. Teach children to fear the rod.

ON DISCIPLINE

Susannah Wesley believed that for a child to grow into a self-disciplined adult, he/she must first be a parent-disciplined child. To her, the stubborn flesh was the hardest battle for Christians to fight, and Godly parents would do well to equip their children to overcome it early.

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