By Melissa Norris | Homestead Life , Lifestyle
One thing our pioneer forefathers and mothers didn’t have to worry about was downsizing their possessions or finding organizers for all their stuff. This time of year, a lot of focus is on new starts and getting organized, with the thought it will make your life simpler and better. Most pioneer families only had […]
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I’m going to share something gritty, real, and raw about my life with you. My older brother is a life long drug addict. He’s been in and out of rehab and jail multiple times. He’s lost his job and his house. I have held hope that each time he’s really kicked the habit. And each […]
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There’s something about a quilt that makes you want to wrap up in it, sip a cup of steaming cocoa, and read a book by the fire. I’ve always admired our pioneer women for the beautiful quilts they made. A thing of beauty of necessity when they didn’t have forced air heating systems. Of course, […]
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Do you make New Year resolutions and goals? Many of want to become more organized, thinner, healthier, happier, and the list goes on. No matter what your goal, you have to implement a plan or steps to get you to your end goal. If you say you want to run a 5K marathon, but don’t […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Main Dish , Recipes
After Christmas dinner, many of us have leftover turkey or chicken. I actually had deboned my turkey after Thanksgiving and froze a bag of cubed meat. While writing a scene in my novel, my heroine made turkey and dumplings and my mouth started watering. So here’s today’s post and recipe. Turkey and Dumplings 1 to […]
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We hosted Christmas Eve dinner at our home this year. I don’t know about you, but if I know people are coming over, I want my house cleaner than normal. I spent the entire day prior cleaning. Everything from the glass shelves in my fridge, to mopping, and tossing out old half used bottles of […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Crafts , Homestead Life
After viewing this post on Sarah Ortega’s blog, I had to try this fingerprint pendant for myself. In fact, it inspired this post Seeing God’s Fingerprints In Your Life. Her directions are great, but I wanted to use both my children’s fingerprints for the same necklace. Use oven-bake clay, I bought Sculpey brand at Michaels in […]
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Donna B. is the book winner of Shadows:Book of Aleth, Part 1 by randon number generator. Thanks to all of you who entered. Michael’s writing really does transport you to another world and time. I can feel the snow falling and the wind whipping.
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I saw a necklace that had the impression of a fingerprint when I was browsing the other night. I fell in love. A silver pendant with the fingerprint of your child. What could be more precious? It got me to thinking. God made each one of us unique, no matter how many people are born […]
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I’m pleased to introduce you to pastor and author Michael Duncan. I met Michael on-line, then I discovered we lived in adjoining tiny mountain town of Washington state. I’m excited to share his debut novel with you. Here’s Michael’s article, A Quest for Truth. Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline […]
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