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About the Book Book:  Valley of Shadows Author: Candace West Genre:  Christian Historical Fiction Release Date: March 17, 2020 Forgiving is far from forgetting.Lorena Steen gave up on love years ago. After arriving at Valley Creek to visit her daughters, she stumbles first thing into Earl, the husband who abandoned her.As for Earl, facing Lorena while fighting his own demons tempts him to flee town. How can he rebuild a relationship with his daughters and cynical neighbors when guilt shadows every step?While the storm brews between them, another storm descends on Valley Creek. Will a ghost town stand in its wake?But then the townsfolk devise...

The adolescent years are where we are most tempted to give up homeschooling, yet home can be such a needed supportive atmosphere for the turbulent pre-teen years. The curriculum is not the most important piece, but it is where we often begin. Let me share the curriculum we’ve used to homeschool middle school, as well as some sanity and survival tips along the way. Middle school can be a rough time for kids and for parents, but if we set our expectations in line with reality and commit to parenting as well as teaching through thick and thin we can...

I really wanted to make Elijah Dean's graduation special despite the circumstances of  Covid 19. We knew that we would not be able to do any kind of in person party and he really didn't want a drive thru party because it seemed "weird" to him. He acted like he really didn't care if we did anything. Ha, that is not the way I run. We worked so hard to get to this point and I was having a celebration one way or another. I ordered his diploma from our state homeschool organization and told him to pick a color...

We’re here to guide you through the coronavirus pandemic. Sign up to the Life newsletter for daily tips, advice, how-tos and escapism. In retrospect, mentioning yurts was a mistake. We’d been debating whether or not to return our kids to school now lockdown was easing, and I was just starting to nudge my husband over to my way of thinking, when I said the word “yurts” and threw my whole argument in the bin.  Stupid yurts.  Ever since Boris Johnson passed his decree that schools across England would reopen in June (from which he’s since backtracked, of course), I’ve been sceptical. The...

The perfect summer cocktail is slightly sweet and totally refreshing, that's why we love this easy to make frosé cocktailI may not go in for all those special days of the month (I can skip National Corn on the Cob Day), but I do make special room for National Rosé Day. This June we are celebrating the holiday with a fresh Strawberry Peach Sparkling Frosé Recipe that is the perfect way to kick off summer. Related: 3-ways-to-rosé-all-dayWe all need reasons to celebrate right now. We're fighting for the rights of our citizens, we're homeschooling and we are keeping businesses running. In my...