What a disaster! Since we moved into our new home a few months ago, I have been strategically trying to find homes for everything. I like to have things with their “families” or like items. I had stuff crammed into my cabinets and I could not find anything. My hoarding instincts were creeping back in […]
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I can’t explain how blessed I feel this very moment. My marriage is so glorious. We are so happy I could scream. I take for granted that half of the marriages out there end in divorce. So many people just live together and they feel miles apart in their hearts. I know that feeling. My
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“I have no time!!! I am so overwhelmed!!! I run and run and run and never feel like I ever get caught up around the house!” These are all too familiar things I hear when I speak with women all around the world. I hear their hearts that long for simplicity and peace. The home
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Come on over into the humble life of the Keeper of the Homestead! A little over 4 years ago, I started this little blog and people seemed to like coming around to find some encouragement in the ways of mothering, homemaking, and faith. I never expected anyone to stick around for all my many ups
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Mom Bucks are still in high demand! This currency is still being printed and used in homes all around the world to organize the lives of busy moms EVERYWHERE! The original post, Mom Bucks Miracle, which was posted 4 years ago after I found a solution to our cabin fever. Children are still earning them
If you want a very satisfying, healthy, trimming meal, this recipe is for you! My parents came to visit a couple weeks ago and one thing that makes my heart happy is cooking with mom. She is one of the best cooks I know. Her food ALWAYS tastes good! This is a recipe she came
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Confessions of a Homemaker… “This really sucks!” I say with joy as I push my new vacuum around the floor. It is a pun that I learned from my dad when I was a child to refer to the suction of [easyazon_link identifier=”B01KKCI9GE” locale=”US” tag=”keepofthehome-20″]the vacuum[/easyazon_link]. I get to clean my home. While others complain,
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“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 My heart is so heavy. Our judicial system is so corrupt. Yesterday my sweet friends, Chris and Suzanne, after nearly
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Moving can be a pain or it can be a blessing. Some of you have actually never moved. I wonder what it is like to be in the same place of your birth and live an entire life within the same walls. I bet it is quite neat to have the peace of having roots
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Dear Friends from Near and Far, I have sure missed all of you. It really does feel like a lifetime since I last reached out to all of you. You have been busy, I am sure! My husband will look this post over and I am sure he will ask, “What are you doing? Writing
