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  1. UnknownSeptember 18, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    I just found your site from searching Pinterest for canning recipes. I have to confess I NEVER read blogs. I never have time. But I just kept coming back to yours. The more I read the more your family sounds just like my family. I was raised in church my intire life, my mother cooks cans sews bakes etc., my father was a very hard worker, and they raised their 5 kids to do the same. I wouldn't change it for the world. Now that I am grown and have my own family I have decided that parenting is not as easy as my mother made it look. Lol

    Thank you so much for your blog. I have truely enjoyed it.
    Donella

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  2. AnonymousNovember 5, 2023 at 4:44 PM

    where are you located now. i followed you for several years and lost track of you. i hope to find you again. you are an inspiration!

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    1. CrystalNovember 8, 2023 at 12:08 PM

      Hello! I am now on YouTube. You can find me here: https://www.youtube.com/@HomemakingontheHomestead

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