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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May always feels like a turning point in the year. The days are warmer, the calendar starts filling up, gardens begin to need more attention, and home life begins shifting toward summer little by little. Although here in the mountains of Kentucky, the last few days have been chilly and I’ve had to wear a…
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Do you ever wonder what our grandmothers knew that we don’t? I just know that at some point a few decades ago, they decided that home economics, family consumer sciences, and consumer math were no longer going to be taught in our schools. So now we have entire generations of women who don’t really have…
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Have you ever felt like homemaking is a never-ending cycle? The dishes pile up, the laundry seems endless, and keeping things tidy can feel like an uphill battle. The secret to managing your home with more peace and less stress isn’t about working harder—it’s about creating small, steady habits that become second nature over time….
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Picture one clean counter in the middle of an otherwise ordinary weekday. Just one. The rest of the kitchen is doing what kitchens do in late August — mail that hasn’t been sorted, a school supply list that isn’t finished, a coffee cup from yesterday still sitting by the sink, produce that needs taken care…
Finding a New Normal
Hi friends! It’s been a while since I’ve posted on the blog. I rarely ever comment on current world events. I don’t want my words to be trite or cliche. I want the words I share with you to be meaningful. I don’t want to add to the noise. I also don’t want to pretend like…