Thy Hand Hath Provided

 A friend asked me a bunch of questions and I did my best to answer. You can find the interview here .

http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2021/03/an-interview-about-our-homeschooling.html

 What can be said about this year that hasn't already been said or thought? It hurts my head just to try to form coherent thoughts about this past year. But I'll try to share an update on life b...

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(As shared on my blog facebook page...) Hello, you dear ones who still follow this blogger who hasn't blogged in ages. I think about writing so very often but I have no idea where to start. A...

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Hi, friends.  I have no idea if any one is out there to read me anymore- I know I've been gone a long time. I've been wanting to share some things with you for quite some time now but before I c...

http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2018/02/a-life-changing-year.html

I think this is the right word.  If we were playing Taboo or Catch Phrase , I'd say, "It's that thing when you've thrown yourself so far into taking care of a baby or toddler that you kind of f...

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 selling sunflowers (again)- this time to help raise funds toward a short-term medical missions trip Sadie has taken over chicken duty (all 15 made the photo)  It worked! Two ye...

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written this spring A blogger  friend of mine recently shared this article from Huffington Post.  The author, a pediatric occupational therapist, recommends kids play outside at least thr...

http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2017/07/outside-play.html

It's been months since I've written here.  I still think of things I want to share all the time but not having the time and brainpower to make it happen trips me up and my intentions are abandon...

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There is SO much about this story that I love- women working side by side, women lifting each other up, recycling, repurposing, and their beautiful handiwork puts the icing on the cake! Let me ...

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Did I tell you that all five of our colonies died this winter?  That seems to be our pattern- one year several overwinter and make it to spring and the next year, they're all wiped out.  This y...

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I felt so much gratitude this morning in what might seem to be such a normal, routine event.  Our little foster boy was sitting, reclined on my lap drinking his first sippy cup of formula of the...

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Warm days have lured us outside.  What a gift! The girls have been very busy re-establishing their outdoor world of houses (in trees and on the ground), a bakery, play fire pit, hideout as well ...

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I force myself up soon after 8am when I hear the toddler stirring in the next room.  I want so badly to be a morning person but I am not. Get dressed, start drinking my cup of coffee and chec...

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Dear Friends, It's been two months since I've written here and that feels like an eternity.  A few of you have even sweetly reached out to check in on us-to see if everything is okay- and I am...

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My days are full of baby care and supervision (he has finally caught up, developmentally, and, at almost ten months, is everywhere) as well as kid care and homeschooling. It's all day, ever...

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Our very first CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) subscription just ended last week.  We LOVED it.  As most of you know, we usually plant a large garden ourselves and therefore have no use f...

http://www.thyhandhathprovided.com/2016/10/simple-ways-to-use-your-csa-produce.html

A big thank you to all who visited my friend Patty's Etsy shop and facebook page .  Doesn't she make cute things?! THE RANDOMLY CHOSEN WINNER WHO WINS THEIR CHOICE OF CROSSBODY BAG IS... ...

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Hello, friends!  It's been quite a while since I've hosted a giveaway.  I am so excited to host this one for a dear friend who I worked with many years ago.  I'll let her introduce herself and...

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It was 10am on a weekday.  Jamey had the day off and was with Sam at the library checking out books and looking up articles for the upcoming start of Challenge B .  Sadie and Miriam had been b...

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I've been meaning to write this post for weeks.  Instead, I've be continuously thinking of and reeling from a tragedy that some dear friends are living through.  Their sweet 4-month old baby b...

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I cannot believe it is almost June.  The spring melted quickly away in all the rain.  We were sequestered inside because of it.  While it made me feel a bit batty at the times, what else was I...

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Last year, a friend of ours turned the side meat from Princess into bacon for us.  This year, after finding a good deal on a grill/smoker, we were able to make our own. First, about the grill...

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Possibly their last group picture (this is the most sentimental I'm going to get). It was February and it was time. Two pigs needed butchering- the large male (Spock) and a female who we wer...

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I wrote this a couple weeks ago during a particularly difficult spell.  I've hesitated to post it since these feelings are not as intense currently (although they wax and wane).  I offer it up...

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I'll say it again- we are in no way experts at this.  Read to be entertained and to learn about bees, NOT to learn how to be the best beekeeper :-). Last week, while Jamey was outside, he spo...

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