Simply Restored
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I don't want to dishonor my parents
Simply Restored HOME RESOURCES SERVICES BOOKING BLOG ARCHIVE "I don't want to dishonor my parents.". I've thought this myself and have heard others share the same sentiment. I'm sure many of your parents are like mine: wonderful people with great qualities, who have shown up in generous, loving ways. It feels like I am blaming them or throwing them under the bus if I drag up things from the past. My parents wouldn't claim to be perfect, so what's the point in looking at that stuff from the...
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Simply Restored BEGINNING SOMETHING NEW HOME RESOURCES SERVICES BOOKING BLOG ARCHIVE A brand new chapter Simply Restored is being rebranded and revamped to host an exciting new chapter for me. This September I am participating in the Narrative Focused Trauma Care training with the Allender Center. This program dives deep into trauma and healing through a biblical perspective, incorporating neuroscience, psychology, and somatic therapy. The Allender Center strives to join inner healing, prayer...
So many strange things happened this week
Story Time So many strange things happened this week. If there was a photo album to depict it, some of the captions might be: "Happy day! The sun is shining, the wind is calm, birds are returning, the frogs are croaking, red sun-kissed cheeks. Spring arrived- today! "Taking the goat for a walk! Apparently she has separation anxiety because she HATED being out in the pasture. I guess she will be a free-range goat now." "Springtime: mud everywhere. The boys took this to heart using it as...
How far is too far?
Simply Restored Simple Country Living and Farm Fresh Products Story Time I've discovered a magic solution. Something that will instantly reduce stress, make you a better parent, housekeeper, homeschooling mom, anything! It will save you money, maybe even make you money, and create more free time in your schedule. I told you: magic. I suppose there is a catch; it does require something from you, but it's not nearly as challenging as you may think. The first step is always the hardest. Want to...
I shut a cat in the dishwasher.
Simply Restored Simple Country Living and Farm Fresh Products Story Time This week, I shut a kitten in our dishwasher. Don't worry I didn't run the dishwasher! And I didn't mean to lock him in there. I had just finished loading the dishwasher. I pushed the bottom rack most of the way in, lifted the door shut and the rack rolled in the rest of the way. As I pushed the door fully closed and stepped away, I heard an odd strangled mewling sound. I quickly realized it was coming from INSIDE the...
My son asked me if we were eating EAGLE for supper.
Simply Restored Simple Country Living and Farm Fresh Products This week I made pulled pork for supper from a mystery cut of pork. This was our first year butchering our own pigs and I didn't know how to label anything. The packages in the freezer have lots of question marks and random descriptions on the paper. That evening the menu was "Leg-with-Hock". Hock is the lower part of the leg before you get to the foot. On its own I'd add it to a pot of simmering BBQ beans. Whatever it was, it was...