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Homestead Blog Hop 266 & Thanksgiving Amid Trials

November 27, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Healthy at Home/Home Remedies/Herbs, Home-cooked Goodness, Homestead Blog Hop!, Homesteading Journey

Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Thanksgiving Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Today is the day our family will get together for our annual celebration. Of course we have been looking forward to this day with great anticipation. Yet, just a few hours ago (as in 4 am), I believed we’d have to sit this gathering…

7 Reasons to Bring Back the Old-Fashioned Work Bee!

November 14, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Character development, Family, Home-Built Cabin, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Homesteading Journey, Practical skills, Recipes

What is a Work Bee, and what is so wonderful about one? If you’ve ever read some of the old stories, like the Little House on the Prairie books or stories from former pioneer times, you may have come across the idea of a work bee. Depending on the nature of the project needed help…

The Twinkie Effect on Attitudes

September 15, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Character development, Family, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Homesteading Journey, Lessons of Life

What does a black cat named Twinkie have to do with communication, encouragement, and families?
Find out by reading The Twinkie Effect.

Self-Care for Homeschool Moms

September 12, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons

Self-Care for Homeschool Moms. Are You Taking Care of Everyone but YOU? As we begin a new homeschool chapter, I have been chewing on what my first educational blog post of the year should focus on. I have many ideas for the future, but the one thing that keeps coming back to me is this…

My Friend is Published: Angels All Around

August 27, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Home-Tested Faith, Lessons of Life

Chicken Soup for the Soul’s, Angels All Around, My Friend’s First Published Book I’d like to introduce you to my best friend, Sandra Hesler. As of today, she is a published author in the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series of books, with their newest title, Angels All Around hot off the press! This post…

Friday Friendship Feature #7–Educational Philosophy

July 26, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Friday Friendship Feature, Homeschool, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons, Practical skills

Welcome to the Friday Friendship Feature #7! Finding Your Educational Philosophy Today’s Topic? Educational Philosophy–What is Yours? I normally feature a blog post that I’ve run across during the past week, and that needs to be shared! Somehow, my thoughts have been in a jumble this week, and I have not had the mental time…

Homestead Building Update—Camper Canopy & Barn Doors

July 22, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Home-Built Cabin, Homemade, Hobbies, and Handicrafts, Homeschool, Homesteading Journey, Lessons of Life, Practical skills

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…

Go Berry Picking (with kids) Without Losing Your Mind!

July 15, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Book of Nature, Family, Home-Grown Bounty, Homeschool

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…

Friday Friendship Feature #4. Boys & Noise

July 5, 2019 Ridge Haven Homestead Blog, Family, Friday Friendship Feature, Homespun Education--Lessons and Lessons

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…