After I had my first son, I was determined to start reading to him at an early age. I read to him from whatever I was reading as he slept...

Here are some of my little boys’ favorite books. They range from tiny baby to Pre-K. I’ve also included general topics that my boys love....

This post idea came from my mother. We, along with several of my friends, have always been obsessed with making things at home, instead...

My first Whispers of the Past story will be on my great-great Aunt Nina Abbott. I’ve titled this post Aunt Nina, because this is what...

I have been brainstorming a biography series of posts for quite a while. One of my main objectives in my life is to never forget people...

My potatoes that were dug out of the garden last summer were on their last leg. They’d lasted pretty long in storage, but it’s almost...

It’s the year 2019. Two-thousand years plus some since a man named Jesus walked on this Earth. He was born of a virgin in a small town in...

I know you can type in kale chips on Google and probably get 1000+ recipes. We have a winter garden where our Siberian kale still grows...

I’ve mentioned in other posts that every year we butcher our own chickens. We get about 30 Cornish rock chickens, raise them for a few...

I love using weird ingredients. Maybe some of you already incorporate ghee into your cooking. I’ve been using it for years and I love it....

Last year, I was researching preschool options for my little boy. He was three at the time, but I felt like he was ready for a more...

When I was eight years old, I read Little House on the Prairie. For several years after that, I became Laura Ingalls. I had the dresses,...

It is the middle of February. We have no fresh veggies coming in this time of year, but I still used our produce from the summertime! I...

Four years ago, I was a new mother. I (along with my own mother) thought cloth diapers sounded like a wonderful idea for my new baby! I...

It seems to me that in recent times, bone broth has become a buzzword in health circles. People are realizing how amazing it is for our...

My husband doesn’t like the internet very much. I hardly ever let him know what I’m writing because he is set in his ways and hates...

My mother, Joy, has made this bread ever since I was a little girl. I have proof of that, because years ago I drew a lovely picture on...

For years we have experimented with different ways to peel boiled eggs. Fresh eggs are notorious for being hard to peel. I’ve messed up...

If you can’t tell already from my other posts, I like to make things myself. I love knowing what goes into my cleaning products. I’m not...

Well it has finally snowed in our part of East Tennessee. We woke up to a beautiful sheet of snow, white covered everything. The boys and...