Everyday Homemaking is jam-packed with practical ideas and tools to help you better manage your household and time. Practical ideas, time- and money-saving tips, useful products, links to our favorite sites–family resources that God has used to enable us to live our lives more abundantly. Everyday Homemaking–practical ideas for busy families, like yours!
We realize that in our recent theme change, we ended up with a front page that is quite the train wreck, but we hope most of the rest of the site works acceptably. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience as we transition from our old site to this one. We are ironing out the glitches as fast as we can! We’ve recently added the Everyday Cooking photo gallery, and we’re adding more posts, Vicki’s Favorites in the shop, an expanded homeschool section, and more! We hope you’ll find it worth the wait — please check back often!
Updated for 2024: It’s that time again for my ADD self to organize my brain/days in a paper planner. I’ve […]
Black Friday Sale on Nutrimill and Bosch products at Nutrimill’s website! 2023 Black Friday Sale More great prices at Pleasant […]
In an ideal world, I’d have a big drawer where I could lay my silicone baking mats — Silpat, for […]
I’ll be honest. There are days I just don’t feel like doing the dishes. I may balk at getting started. […]
Laugh and learn with Jim Bentley as he shares lessons God has taught him in almost half a century […]
At this time of year, many parents are thinking about how to assess their children’s progress. The first step is […]
In an earlier article, Finding the Gift in Your Child, I mentioned that when we were first considering home education, […]
Some days I’m hungry for that chicken pot pie flavor but may not want the crust for one reason or […]
Updated for 2024: It’s that time again for my ADD self to organize my brain/days in a paper planner. I’ve tried digital — I use digital at work but not by choice, and it’s just not what comes naturally to me. I always end up reaching for paper. My first […]
Black Friday Sale on Nutrimill and Bosch products at Nutrimill’s website! 2023 Black Friday Sale More great prices at Pleasant Hill Grain, too! To see additional updated pricing including current sales, check out the mixers and mills at Pleasant Hill Grain, at the graphic link below. (Affiliate link: Your pricing […]
In an ideal world, I’d have a big drawer where I could lay my silicone baking mats — Silpat, for example — out flat (like my friend Laura does — she has an AMAZING kitchen!). I am happy with my kitchen and the drawers aren’t going to get any bigger, […]
I’ll be honest. There are days I just don’t feel like doing the dishes. I may balk at getting started. I may dread taking the time. But eventually common sense (or the idea of having to do two days’ worth tomorrow!) wins, and I talk myself into doing the responsible […]
Laugh and learn with Jim Bentley as he shares lessons God has taught him in almost half a century (so far) of marriage to his high school sweetheart. From the infamous Graceland excursion … to a hilarious tire blow-out on a cross-country move … to that disastrous Olan Mills […]
At this time of year, many parents are thinking about how to assess their children’s progress. The first step is to determine your own state’s testing requirements, if there are any. The law may require that you periodically demonstrate academic progress. Some statutes mandate standardized testing, while others may allow for […]
In an earlier article, Finding the Gift in Your Child, I mentioned that when we were first considering home education, I was unsure about my own ability to meet my children’s needs. Not only did we have a daughter born with special medical and developmental needs, but I had two […]
Some days I’m hungry for that chicken pot pie flavor but may not want the crust for one reason or another (mostly because my husband is not a pie crust fan)….and this is a simple, one pot meal! It also makes enough to feed about eight people, so it’s a […]
Homeschooling isn’t always fun and games and giggles; sometimes it is just downright difficult—especially if the student isn’t particularly thrilled to be homeschooling. It is not our job as parents to make our children happy. It’s our job to raise them as God has called us to, even if it […]
“Aaand … we’re off! … like a dirty shirt!” This is how every road trip begins for our family. Well, sometimes if my husband hesitates too long after the first part, the kids (or now the grandkids) try to “fake him out” with maybe “like a dirty undershirt!” or “like […]
