One of the many skills I have taught my daughters is to give haircuts. I have no plans that it be a career move but rather a way to serve their families. As they grow up and marry they won’t need to send their husbands off to a stylist. And as they have families they [...]
Creatively Simple ~ How to Make homemade Bagels
February 4, 2010 by 1 Comment
Creatively Simple ~ How to Make homemade Bagels Bagels are just another fun form of bread. They really aren’t hard and they are great with any meal.There are Cinnamon Bagels, Onion Bagels, Blueberry Bagels, Egg Bagels, and even Raisin Bagels! This book is not intended to make you a “perfect” bread maker. It is intended [...]
The Best of “Life in the Country”
January 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to our little corner of country life. Living in the country is one of my favorite subjects to write about. Compiling these articles for you has reminded me how blessed I am to live where God has put us. I love to hear about other places and I thought you might like to [...]
Best of “Family Articles”
January 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Writing about family life and Jesus, and how knowing one affects knowing the other is where my heart really is. I can be called passionate, outspoken and challenging when speaking abut such things. I pray that something here touches you, encourages you, or just plain gives you more to pray about . I say what [...]
Creatively Simple How to Make Pizza and Party ebook
November 19, 2009 by 6 Comments
Pizza is one of American’s favorite party foods. It is great for a crowd, but pizza from a pizza store can be expensive and the frozen stuff you bake yourself, well that doesn’t show your guests you care very much. Homemade pizza is really simple once you have the courage to try. Come along [...]
Creatively Simple ~ How to Pop Popcorn the Old Fashioned Way
October 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Popcorn is just plain fun! When made the old-fashioned way it is also healthy. Popcorn is one of those fun foods that bring back memories. It can remind us of family movie nights, holidays, parties or maybe a “by the fireside and tell a story” kind of evening. It can be strung on a [...]
Creatively Simple – How to’s of Home Canning Tomatoes
August 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Not only are tomatoes some of the best tasting canned vegetables, (actually fruit) but they are also some of the easiest. Tomatoes are perfect to learn with. There is no specific recipe, or extra ingredients, and they can be canned using a water canner. Water bath canning is much safer to work with and [...]
Creatively Simple- How to Make Homemade Breadsticks and Dinner Rolls
August 27, 2009 by 6 Comments
Italian food turns gourmet the minute you add garlic breadsticks. They are not hard and add a great touch to any meal. For any dish that doesn’t seem to need breadsticks try diner rolls. Homemade dinner rolls will complete a meal and make you a homemaking star! This is the first follow up to the [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Make Homemade Laundry Soap
August 5, 2009 by 2 Comments
We live on a farm, we work hard we play hard and the clothes get dirty. Not a little dirty, but a LOT dirty. And good laundry soap is not only hard to find but it gets expensive when you do as much laundry as we do. So, we decided to make our own. [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Make Homemade Granola
April 30, 2009 by 2 Comments
Making granola is just plain fun! You really can’t go wrong and you can be really creative. We buy old fashioned oatmeal in bulk partly just because we like to make so much granola. Granola can be pretty much anything you want it to be. Include some oats, oil, sweetener, nuts and fruit and toast [...]
Creatively Simple- How to Make Homemade Yogurt
April 30, 2009 by 6 Comments
Yogurt is one of the healthiest and simplest treats you can make for your family. Most folks that don’t make it are just intimidated, it is really very easy. Yogurt is great used in all kinds of recipes but we like it best for breakfast with fruit and our homemade granola.. Come join us in [...]
Creatively Simple- How to Make Homemade Bread
March 13, 2009 by 4 Comments
Most homemakers that don’t make bread are afraid they can’t make perfect bread. Well I have news for you. No one can make perfect bread. Not every time anyway. There are too many variables that affect your bread making and skill is only one of them. So do it as a way to serve your [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Make Chocolate Cobbler
March 13, 2009 by 2 Comments
Just about anything chocolate is a huge favorite in our household. We usually buy cocoa powder in bulk like we do sugar. My daughters have gotten really creative with the desserts and chocolate cobbler has become a favorite. It is very rich so it probably won’t be too habit forming, and it is wonderful [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Grow Sprouts in a Jar
February 19, 2009 by 5 Comments
When it is cold outside and you are craving something fresh from the garden there is no need to run to the store and purchase something that looks fresh but really isn’t. Even in the middle of winter with snow on the ground you can have fresh green sprouts from your own kitchen. Sprouts are [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Make Homemade Donuts
February 19, 2009 by 2 Comments
My daughters are some of the most creative people I know. We have 5 daughters, 1 married and 4 still in our home. They love to create beautiful things and they are incredible cooks. They are also masters at “making do” with what is at hand. We live very simply and do not have the [...]
Creatively Simple – How to Make A Diaper Cake
February 1, 2009 by 7 Comments
Diaper Cakes are some of the most useful gifts you can give a new mother. They combine creativity, beauty and useful items all in one. They make a beautiful centerpiece, and will make you the hero of the baby shower! This cake in this book would retail for approximately $95 yet it took nowhere near [...]
Faith Lessons From The Farm Vol 2 – The Weather
October 22, 2008 by Leave a Comment
This is volume 2 and covers how the goodness of God can still be seen even in times of ice storms, drought and tornados. 18 pages e book download Christian ebook Faith Lessons From The Farm Vol 2 – Who Controls The Weather? Many years ago while sitting in a church service the pastor was [...]
Faith Lessons Learned On The Farm Vol 1- Garden and Orchard
October 22, 2008 by 1 Comment
Volume 1 The Garden and Orchard this is the first in a series Many years ago while sitting in a church service the pastor was talking about the Old Testament and how they desired big families because they lived off of the land and needed their children to be workers with them. Well, Jim and [...]
