I'm not very good with uncertainty.In fact, I hate it.To the point that I read the last page of every book first, before I even begin I see what happens at the end.(Yes.  I really do this.  With every single book I read.  Always have.  Always will.) I like to know the end from the beginning.I need to know that everything will be ok.  That things will turn out as they should and that the good guys will win. This compulsive need sometimes makes raising my children hard...especially at this time of ... View the Post

   What is your greatest homemaking struggle?  How did {do}you overcome it?    I would love to hear your thoughts....really.~Elizabeth   ... View the Post

 "In their simplest sense, traditions are inventions people make in order to hold fast to home and one another.  Little things, often repeated, become woven into the commonplace of existence like bright threads, giving character, lending enchantment.  The children's accumulated memories of family traditions go with them through their lives." "The traditions holding families together are neither costly, complicated or copyrighted.  They are often so small and so simple that the world outside ... View the Post

For the past few summers our lawn has been infested with dandelions.  (Which I don't mind...I actually kind of like them.  But it drives my husband crazy!) So last year in an effort to help my husband I started googling ways to get rid of the dandelions.  I wanted something quick and easy---I don't really know what, just something I could do in a jiffy and then show my husband that I had single handedly solved the whole yellow epidemic.Maybe there was an organic spray, some sort of home remedy ... View the Post