By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration , Simple Living
Family Relationships Our last installment of the Pioneer Culture is all about family relationships. How life really revolved around the importance of having those connections. “The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes. And surely, it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.” -Laura […]
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By Holly Giles | DIY , Family , handicrafts , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Living off the land In our fourth post in this series, we talk about the idea of living off the land. What did that look like 100 years ago and can that be achieved today? After she got married, Laura partnered with Almanzo in everything they did, even in business. She could run […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Use What You Have The third post in our series Pioneer Culture is considering a “use what you have” and what you have on hand to live daily life. Many of us would consider recycling a form of re-using, however, pioneers had a whole other culture of re-using most of what they had […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Working Hard The second post in our series, Pioneer Culture, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, is about working hard. What did working hard mean 100 years ago and how can we compare that to today? “Every job is good if you do your best and work hard.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder Think back to the […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Living Simply The pioneer culture and Laura Ingalls Wilder have a lot to teach us modern-day folk. We will explore 5 lessons we can learn in this series. The first lesson is living simply. But first, let us learn a little more about Laura and why she can teach us lessons that still […]
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By Holly Giles | Florida , Great Outdoors
Florida Heritage Outdoor Sports It was the fall of 1978. At 4 am, the bells began ringing on my grandfather’s wind-up alarm clock. I had slept in my clothes to prepare for the fishing trip. It was quiet and still in darkness as we loaded the nets, buckets, and coolers into the truck. We were […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling , Simple Living
We can learn an incredible amount of life skills lessons from Laura Ingalls Wilder. Laura may have lived a generation ago however, her forward-thinking makes her a modern-day mentor. Mary Beth and I sat down and talked about what we can learn from the pioneers of the past and bring into our modern-day life skills. […]
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By Holly Giles | handicrafts , homeschooling , Simple Living
Homeschool Science Experiment A family industry can take shape when you least expect it, producing income and valuable lessons for children. I want to share with you how a homeschool science experiment can sometimes yield viable products, even when you weren’t trying! Science and history are our two favorite subjects in our homeschool classroom because […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , florida vacations , Great Outdoors
Outdoor Adventures Living in Florida gives us a unique advantage to outdoor adventures all year long. City playgrounds to sportsman activities give families plenty of options to add adventure throughout all our homeschooling years. Toddler Years When my children were young, simple outdoor adventures were easy to find. Nature centers, museums, and many parks offer […]
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Roadschool Moms Podcast In this episode of Roadschool Moms, Mary Beth and I are joined by one of our good friends, Kristen. She always seems to have insight into relationships that make us take a second look at our life as a puzzle piece. We took all our kids to Chick-Fil-A for lunch and it […]
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