Over the past few weeks, when I haven’t been busy with homeschooling, rearranging furniture, building towers, or washing and sorting baby clothes, I have been keeping just a little busy in the kitchen! So far, that looks like…10 pounds of ground beef and chicken (for tacos, chili, casseroles, pasta sauces, enchiladas…); 50 breakfast burritos; and 9 dozen muffins: banana-chocolate chip, pumpkin, and …
Of Tracts And Treats
We don’t really do much in the way of “celebrating” Reformation Day…unless you consider a history lesson and coloring pages a “celebration.” (Crazy homeschoolers that we are.) Though they fall on the same day, Halloween and Reformation Day are two distinct events…although more and more I see Christians – and churches – trying to combine the two, with “Halloween Alternatives” …
Pumpkin Dump Cake
Last fall I started seeing a recipe popping up online for something called “Pumpkin Dump Cake.â€Â I like the traditional pineapple-cherry-and-yellow cake mix version just fine. But pumpkin just makes everything better! Especially this time of year! (Lest you be mislead by the name, “Dump Cake†refers more to the method than to the final product. It is not really “cake-y.†It could be re-named “Upside …
New at Raising Homemakers: Hospitality Begins at Home
“Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.â€Â ~1 Peter 4:9 (ESV) I don’t know about you, but, just the thought of having a group of people (even a small group!) in my home can be overwhelming. Our culture often equates “hospitality†with “entertaining.† And, I am not an “entertainer.†I am a homeschooling mom with young children. Time and energy are often in short supply. …
Baby Boy’s Bedroom
His (estimated) due date is Monday!! But, as of my doctor’s appointment this afternoon, it seems like our little guy is perfectly content to stay right where he is for the time being… We do have  a nice little room ready and waiting for him… But, since he seems to have no interest in it right now, I thought I’d …