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The Cumberland Trail is a grassroots trail maintained by volunteers that spans some 300 miles from Cumberland Gap in Kentucky to its southern terminus at the Signal Point Military Park on Signal Mountain. Currently there are 210 miles of the trail that are open and complete with more than 50 trailheads and 28 sections.  It's a trail that I have been pursuing on and off for the last 18 years. Daniel and I did several sections in the northern part of the state when we were first married and living in Cookeville. I believe the first time we came across...

Headlines have rung since the beginning of the pandemic: Moms Are Not Okay. And we’re ALL still picking up the pieces. We have the remnants of a rocky year. Hasbro Pulls New Trolls Doll After Complaints... Woman’s Ridiculous List Attacks Working... Viral Post Begs The Question: Can Your Teen H... Kids quarantined at home with us. Kids homeschooled by us Kids social distancing from everyone but us. The common thread: us. We’ve been everyone in our family’s rock. And it’s no question our kids have been rock stars, but what about us mothers?? Because the mother quarantining with her kids had...

During high school, we read at least one play by William Shakespeare every year (in my own freshman year, we read two: Romeo & Juliet and Merchant of Venice). In our teen's sophomore year, we read Julius Caesar with him using Shakespeare's Tragedies from Hewitt Homeschooling Resources to facilitate our lessons. Last year, we did not read any Shakespeare, sadly, but this year, he read Macbeth

About the Book Book:  A Mother for His TwinsAuthor: Jill WeatherholtGenre: Inspirational RomanceRelease date: Sept, 2019First-grade teacher Joy Kelliher has two new students—twin boys who belong to her high school sweetheart. If teaching Nick Capello’s sons wasn’t difficult enough, the widower’s also her neighbor…and competing for the principal job she wants. Now with little matchmakers drawing Joy and Nick together, can they overcome a painful past to build the family Joy’s always wanted? My ThoughtsI found "A Mother for His Twins" was well written (aside from there being two different "first date" mentioned that weren't the same) I especially liked the twins as they added a innocent,...

Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups.  This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways. Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)2. Help spread the...