Wild Turkey Carnitas

Carnitas are most often made with pork or beef, however, the dark meat from the leg of a wild turkey makes the absolute best, and healthier version, of this family favorite. The best part? Being able to reminisce of the story of the harvest while you cook together. PREPPING TURKEY LEGS FOR CARNITA MEAT INGREDIENTS:-legs Read More …

Kenetrek Mountain Extreme

We have always been committed to getting our kids up and out with us, no matter the height or distance.This comes with challenges and requires gear that is above the rest. We don’t have time to deal with gear that malfunctions, comes up short or takes too much of our attention. We need gear that Read More …

Duck Pate’

It was the day before Thanksgiving when my little boy burst into the door after a morning of bird hunting with his daddy. He looked into my eyes, hardly able to contain himself.“We have to serve this for thanksgiving!” He exclaimed.I didn’t know how to tell him that his one duck would not feed the Read More …

This is my Classroom

I dreamed of being a teacher ever since I was a little girl. My mother was a teacher and each year I would go into her classroom and imagine one day having my own.The desks all in a row, each child’s coat hook with their name strategically placed above it, even the hall pass that Read More …

Certified to the Nth Degree

I wanted that freedom. I wanted that heart. I wanted to shake off the chains of formal education and embrace this love of teaching and learning that I saw; it felt so much more powerful than a piece of paper that was stamped with the big word CERTIFIED; a word that holds power in so many eyes.
As moms, we are endorsed by the greatest authority there is: God. And the requirements are laid out in His word, not some college syllabus. Read More …

Homeschooling & The Sibling Effect

I had heard many times, in the homeschool community, that one of the benefits of homeschooling is the relationship between siblings; that homeschooled siblings end up having deeper, more meaningful relationships that last into their futures. What I thought, when I heard this, was that my kids would never fight, that we would not experience Read More …