Homestead Building Update and Inchworm Progress What’s Going On at Ridge Haven Homestead? It’s time for an update on our homestead building project. There has been no update of late, because you can’t report much when not much is happening. But, we’ve worked on some of our homestead projects, and I’m happy to report that…
Welcome to the Friday Friendship Feature, #6–School Readiness School Readiness Impacts Kids and Families The topic of School Readiness is an important topic for all families. School Readiness impacts homeschooling families as well as traditional schooling families. I have felt passionate about this topic ever since I began researching the topic before our boys started…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop, #248! I’m glad you’ve stopped by! Our week has been full, as always! We’ve been working on some Homestead Cabin chores. Our sixteen-year old son and our friend have been busy sawing, routing, and nailing, as they make barn-style doors for our cabin. …
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Tips for Going Berry Picking with Kids This post contains affiliate links. So…you want to take your kids out to the berry patch? Great plan! Berry picking with kids can be a wonderful time, or a huge frustration to all involved. The last thing you want on an outing for fun is for everything to…
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Welcome to the Friday Friendship Feature #5! How to Get Published in Chicken Soup for the Soul This week, I’m thinking about Writing For this week’s Friday Friendship Feature, I want to share a what’s been on my mind–writing! I’m sure that since many of my readers are fellow bloggers, you also think quite a lot…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Happy Wednesday to you! And Happy Homestead Blog Hop Day! Here in East Tennessee, we’ve had it HOT for this past week or so! Summer has come full force! At Ridge Haven Homestead, we are back into our building projects again. Choosing metal colors for our cabin roof and…
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Simple Homestead Recipe–Refreshing Melon Freeze! (Boys Can Cook Series) I don’t usually do random recipes, but this one hit the spot so well last Sunday that I just had to share my son’s SIMPLE RECIPE! The Refreshing Melon Freeze will cool you off FROM THE INSIDE OUT–exactly what you want on a hot summer day!…
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Friday Friendship Feature #4 Boys and their Noises Last week on the Friday Friendship Feature, #3, I shared a post encouraging us to set a consistent Morning Schedule/Ritual time so that we can bless our families. This week’s Friday Friendship Feature focuses in on another aspect of our home life: BOYS and MOMS. We have…
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Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! This week… I’ve been thinking about friendliness! A few weeks ago, we welcomed a little orange kitten into our home. You know how kittens often shake things up, and she has been no exception. Our other felines eyed her warily, then with downright rudeness when they discovered that…
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Foraging Huckleberries and Native Wild Blueberries at Ridge Haven Homestead It’s harvest time for our wild berries, so time to go foraging! I cannot tell how excited we are here at our little property! Well…maybe I’m the person who’s the most excited, but I make up for everyone else’s calm demeanor regarding these native gems!…
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Do you struggle to keep a consistent morning routine?
Read on to learn many tips for establishing a regular morning ritual to help bless you and your family!
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Friday Friendship Feature—A time to share an Inspiring Read Sometimes I get to blog hop. I enjoy meeting new bloggers! This week I stumbled across a wonderful post by Shannon, at From the Hearth. The reason I enjoyed this read so much was because I see the truth of her words in our own family….
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Two blogs merging–Lessons and Lessons with Ridge Haven Homestead Well, Fine Readers! I’ve been pondering this change for some time, and have decided to take the plunge. I am, and have pretty much accomplished merging two blogs! Why Merge Two Blogs? As I began my blogging journey in the self-hosted world, I believed that it…
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Teen Travel Journal with Writing Prompts Or…A Desperate Attempt to Convince My Son to Write! Our sixteen-year old son is heading to Peru in a few days! This is his first real time away from home. Happy + Nervous So…we are excited and a tad nervous about the whole experience! He’ll be with a big…
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Scarlet Tanager fledglings! Our Sabbath Surprise This morning (now yesterday) dawned a bit cooler than previous mornings, and I skipped my usual Sabbath morning walk. I took my quiet time indoors, wondering where my husband had gone. Greg, my husband, came in and stuck his phone under my nose. Odd for him to do that, I…
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What are your family traditions? One of our special traditions is Dutch Oven cooking! We try to reserve Friday evenings for slowing down, and making a simple meal over the campfire. A Dutch Oven is a perfect way to make a home style meal, and something about the cast iron plus the campfire just brings…
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Because life is not all sunshine and wildflowers! I’m usually a skirt and straw hat kind of girl. That’s my preferred attire. Not today. Today, I donned blue jeans and knee boots, and topped it with a rubber raincoat. We have quite a mess! It’s raining, it’s pouring! Nobody’s snoring. All hands on deck to…
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Nature exploration can seem “uncool” at first, but stick with it! Nature walks hold treasures for all ages!
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Must Have Items for Off Grid Living Off-Grid, RV Living on the Homestead As we have begun our off-grid life, we have found several things that are almost indispensable in our home. Our home is our RV while we work on the homestead cabin, so this creates some unique needs. We live full-time on our…
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Does your child need time with you to heal his heart?
Five Love Languages of Children–Time Together
