Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to's, gardening, anything …

Of all the traveling that we've done, we've never camped longterm as a family. The closest we got to camping was a forest preserve in the Chicagoland area five years …

We're all about traveling the world in the Houseful of Nicholes, and with four children, it can get a little pricey. But I have a secret about how we travel …

Ashley Bryan is a black illustrator born in New York in 1923. He is famous for his rhythmic retelling of African folktales, AND his fantastic illustrations to match. He has received the Coretta Scott King Book Illustrator Award, and he is most famously known in my house for this book:

It's no secret in our house that my oldest daughter would rather do dishes than practice writing skills during our homeschooling hours. She is a gifted storyteller and can weave …

I bet you thought that I was going to talk about Valentine's Day, didn't you? Well maybe later, but not in this post. Today, I want to introduce you to …