My name is Melissa Ringstaff and I've been blogging since 2001. I'm a pastor's wife and homeschooling mom living in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains of Southeastern KY. I believe you can create a home you love and I'm here to help you do exactly that. I'm so glad you're here with me. I hope we can be friends!
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Photo Credit: Doriana Preserving a Legacy of Family, Faith, and Food – November 1 – December 31 Sunday night we came home from our weekend camp out and I was tempted to catch up on work that needed to be done. But then, my daughter came in the room and said, “I’m bored.” So instead…
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The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Proverbs 31:11-12
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