Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, can Sylvia find relief from the echoes of her past…or will they shape her future forever? Although Sylvia Fisher recognizes that most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, she has just one focus—tending and nurturing the herd on her family’s dairy farm. But … [Continue]
The Fiddler – Book Review
Come home to Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania - the beloved setting where Beverly Lewis's celebrated Amish novels began - with new characters and new stories of drama, romance, and the ties that draw people together. A wrong turn in a rainstorm leads Englisher Amelia Devries to Michael Hostetler--and the young Amishman's charming Old Order … [Continue]
What’s For Dinner?
Saturday - Sabbath- Make ahead meals- Dirty Rice, green beans Sunday - soup & sandwich day - Tuna and Egg Salad sandwiches Monday - chicken - Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, salad with Homemade Italian Salad Dressing Tuesday - pizza/pasta - Pasta with meat sauce, green beans Wednesday - super simple - Chicken Parmesan, … [Continue]
Italian Salad Dressing Mix
In my quest to make my own salad dressings, Italian is next on my list. Italian is my husbands favorite salad dressing. Well, not counting the ketchup and Miracle Whip salad dressing he grew up on and still likes to make. The kids won't eat it, though. lol I decided I wanted to start with a mix, so I could whip up the salad dressing quickly and … [Continue]
Saturday on the Farm
We've been picking red raspberries, black raspberries and blackberries just about every day. We found this: in a black raspberry bush. There are three babies in this picture, and the two eggs have hatched since this picture was taken. Co cute! The Glads are blooming! Now, for the view from my front porch rocking … [Continue]
Our Homeschool Week in Review
This week, after yet again having to remind my 17 year old son that he wasn't spending enough time on his schoolwork, I was thinking about what to do. Then an idea came to me: time cards! So I found Printable Time Cards.com with a lot of choices for free printables. You can also buy editable time cards if you want to personalize them. Today was … [Continue]
Hope Springs – Book Review
Hope Springs is the epitome of small-town life—a place filled with quiet streets where families have been friends for generations, a place where not a lot changes . . . until now. Janelle Evans hasn’t gone back to Hope Springs for family reunions since losing her husband. But when she arrives for Christmas and learns that her grandmother is … [Continue]
