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Continuing Education

By Lara DeHaven

Most fields in today's workforce  require an employee to go to seminars, take classes, etc. to stay current.  I would assume that for anyone in a technological field this would be essential as times and technology are always changing.  When my husband was an automotive technician, the dealerships would send him to school for one week of the year.  Now... »

Ducks

By Lara DeHaven

Months ago I wrote an article, "Jemima Puddleduck," describing how sad it was to lose our female duck.  Our drake suffered the most because he was so lonely.  He has spent much of his time on a nearby lake.  He waddles home every night to sleep. As wild wood ducks temporarily use the same watering... »

Wild Hog Sausage

By Lara DeHaven

One book that in my opinion is a MUST in any homesteading family's library is Carla Emery's, The Encyclopedia of Country Living.  Ms. Emery has filled the book with useful and interesting information from making herb sachets, milking dairy goats, to butchering a cow.  Pretty much anything you have ever wanted to know about any aspect of homesteading is revealed... »

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Psalm 128:2

"You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessing and prosperity will be yours."