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Freedom is at the core of everything I do, and I believe people were not created to conform to anything but Christ's image.

My husband, Scott, is 19 years my senior, and we work together in sheet metal construction, with our children, Cody (6), and Tyra Marie

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Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Homemade pizza dough: 5 of 31

The nearest pizza delivery option is an hour from my home. The local supermarket isn't much help, either, for a family with my necessarily low budget, so I often rely on this recipe to satisfy my family. Even after a long, chilly, outdoors workday, it is possible to put a couple of medium-sized pizzas together without much f...
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation How to take an eco-friendly shower: 5 of 31

A Green Birthday Suit How big a bite out of your time does your daily bathroom routine take? How big a bite out of the environment, including that of your home? With a little forethought, and perhaps a change in attitude, you can be well on your way to a greener, healthier you. First off, how does the water reach you? While ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dreams: 132 of 591

Dreamscape Detail Wreck in Wyoming Truck slanting askew, Overturned on the snow; Day like filtered curses overhead, All the world slick around. Like a still-life as I come over The sharp-angled freeze of the hill There is too much detail for dream. I press on to destruction. Is it Nellie-Ford or Buick Fleeing beneath my hand...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Night: 7 of 30

Traveling Moon: Walking at Night on the Colorado Plains The milk from the goddess' breast pours out over the sky - a bite from a vicious child turned to something beatiful. The droplets have hardened into stars, arching like a gateway to some long-lost ambition. I walk and I walk, yet the entrance stays as far off as ever. W...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Construction: 2 of 8

Grain Bin Work Wheat, smelling sour with the heat - A man could suffocate in minutes between the bin roof and grain. My husband emerges from it, dusty, sweating. He hands me his impact gun, And with a fistful of wrenches, I climb down. He follows, trailing a rope to salvage him with lest he stick in the bin Like pulling a ca...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Racing: 1 of 4

Demolition Derby Bliss I turned the ring on my finger, flashing with its eleven tiny diamonds. I looked to the arena before me, flashing with cars in the mist. The damp was almost a drizzle. Abruptly two cars nicked each other's headlight sockets, and the action momentarily paused as the flagmen declared it a head-on hit. On...
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Creative ways to fend off the flu: 1 of 4

On Guard: How to Send the Flu Fleeing You don't have to forfeit your time and health to the flu this year. Here are three areas of your life you can take charge of, to stop illness in its tracks. First, consider your hygiene and habits. Preventing an illness is certainly easier than curing it, so be aware of handling objects...
Education > Homeschooling Why some parents choose homeschooling: 7 of 26

Garden School: Growing My Children's Souls My three-year-old, Cody, comes running across our yard with a squashed fistful of bindweed blooms, wild sunflowers, and purple bells with roots attached. "Mama, a vase!" he says, and through my laughter, my second child, yet in my womb, kicks hard. Is this one a girl, or will I have...
Education > Homeschooling The benefits of homeschooling: 11 of 35

Home Schooling Boot Camp I loaded my self-contained bookcase, two plastic tubs full of belongings, and my saddle into my '69 Ford Galaxy, then nursed the quirky engine to life. I was college bound. Would I be able to handle the expectations, the standards, the social pressures? What kinds of jobs would I be able to obtain? I...
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) How much firewood should you stock for a year?: 1 of 3

Hungry Stove = Cold Family My husband and I have used wood burning stoves for heating and cooking for several years now, over some long, harsh winters. We relied on our two stoves to keep our family alive during last year's eight-and-a-half months of severe cold and snow. We began in late summer to prepare our stock of wood,...