In honor of Mother's Day, I thought that I would leave this video in case you have not already seen it.  It is inspiring to see the love and care that mothers of all kinds are capable of providing.  This video showcases some truly extraordinary mothers when you would least expect it. I want to personally say "Happy Mother's Day!" to... »

Learning at home has no beginning or end.  It is constant.  Your children are learning different things all the time whether you like it or not.  If they are sitting in front of the television, they are learning something.  What they are learning depends on what they are watching.  If they are surrounded by friends and peers all day long,... »

Our family eats a lot of sausage.  Sausage links, patties, with eggs as breakfast tacos, in spaghetti, in lasagna, and fettuccine alfredo are some of our favorite ways to eat sausage.  My husband, Lane, makes sausage with our neighbor, who is a very experienced sausage-maker.  Lane use a 60/40 mixture of farm-raised pork and wild venison.  He makes both link... »

We were very excited when we woke up and saw our expecting goat, Wendy, all bagged up Thursday morning.  I kept my eye on her all morning and sure enough Wendy was in labor.  My daughter, Kyla, went outside to observe the birth with my camera.  She was able to take some pretty cool pictures of... »

Almost all cultures of the world had at one time, if they don’t anymore, a rite of passage ceremony.  Native Americans went on vision quests.  Aborigines went on a walkabout.  Jews have Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs.  Hispanics celebrate their daughters 15th birthday in a big way with a quinceañera.  These are just some of the most commonly known rites... »

Many years ago I went to a friend's home and saw her vegetable garden.  It was completely covered with grass clippings.  My first thought was "Why?"  Why would anyone purposely place grass and weed seeds in his/her garden? My friend explained the beauty of mulching to me.  Putting a heavy layer of... »