Skip to content
The Farm Wife
Secondary Navigation Menu
Menu
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Simple Life
  • Homemaking
    • Frugal Living
    • Home
    • Finances
    • Kitchen
      • Recipes
      • Canning & Preserving
    • Creating
      • Gifts
      • Crochet
      • Knitting
      • Sewing
      • Soap
      • Weaving
    • Mentoring
    • Family
      • Teach your Children
    • Holidays
      • Have A Merry Simple Christmas
      • Resource Page for Have a Merry Simple Christmas
  • Gardening
  • Podcast
  • The Farm Wife Marketplace
  • About Me

Family

Family

a young girl on an old tractor pretending to drive

How to Teach Your Children – Strong Lessons for Life

Raising up the next generation of children isn’t an easy task to do.  It takes time, discipline (both on the part of the parent andRead More →

2022-05-05
In: Teach your Children
a deck of cards, a peg board game rd yellow and blue juggling balls to put in the game box

The Game Box: 7 Easy Ways for Old-Fashioned Fun

Finding ways to entertain yourself when you have a case of the winter blues isn’t as difficult as it seems. Just pull out the GameRead More →

2022-02-10
In: Family, Simple Life
Have fun at home

Have Fun at Home! 5 Simple Tips to Enjoy Summer

With everything going on in our world right now, we are searching for ways to have fun at home. It is rare that the CountryRead More →

2021-07-27
In: Simple Life, Family, Frugal Living
have fun this weekend with lawn games

Lawn Games – How to Have Fun with Old Fashioned Games

Lawn games are a fun addition to that perfect, simple Pot Luck you are planning.  Once the food is devoured, it is time to challengeRead More →

2020-09-29
In: Family, Simple Life
create your own family cookbook

A Pathway to the Heart – a Family Cookbook!

In the last post, we talked about how and why to Write your Story.  Now consider taking it to the next level, and write yourRead More →

2020-07-16
In: homemaking, Family, Kitchen

How to Sew a Button

    One of the most basic skills a child should learn is how to handle a needle and thread.  The first lesson is simpleRead More →

2019-09-14
In: Creating, Sewing, Teach your Children

Teach your Teens

This post has been updated from it’s original post date of March 4, 2015 It can be difficult trying to teach your teens to beRead More →

2019-06-11
In: Teach your Children

It’s Picnic Time!

Summer is here, which means the kids are out of school. More free time as a family – whether that means traveling, or staying homeRead More →

2019-05-30
In: Family, Simple Life
a heart cut out of a patchwork quilt in faded blues, creams, and browns

The Heart of a Soldier – A Precious Gift

The heart of a Soldier is a precious thing. This photo represents those hearts and the very souls of some of my biggest heroes. IfRead More →

2019-05-27
In: Family, Simple Life

Hand-me-downs

(thanks to Gary Truckey at La Ferme Sabloneuse for the inspiration for this post. Be sure to visit him at https://www.facebook.com/La-Ferme-Sabloneuse-1691898761092072 When we think ofRead More →

2019-05-17
In: Family, Homesteading, Simple Life
Is it Really a Dirty Word?

Is it really a ‘Dirty Word’???

  Is it really a ‘dirty word’? In today’s society, it can be. it’s one of those words we long to say, but don’t dareRead More →

2019-01-25
In: Family, homemaking

I am an Enabler – But is is Politically Correct?

  According to Dictionary.com, an Enabler is: 1) a person or thing that makes something possible; 2) a person who encourages or enables negative orRead More →

2017-11-03
In: Simple Life, Family, Mentoring

Posts navigation

1 2 Next
The Farm Wife - Lets Visit!

The Farm Wife - Lets Visit!

Living a Simple Life on the Farm
Welcome to the Farm Wife! I am Julie, and I live on a 60-acre farm in NW Louisiana with my husband, cows, chickens, cats and dogs. I am a writer, speaker and teacher on all things living a Simple Life. Author of: The Farm Wife - Living a Simple Life on the FarmRead more...

Books by The Farm Wife

Books by The Farm Wife

The Art of Homemaking Manual

The Art of Homemaking Manual

Recent Posts

home canned spaghetti, olive oil, pasta in a home canned gift basket

How To Use Home Canned Gifts in a Christmas Basket

June 23, 2022 / 0 Comments
the underside of a tree canopy with filtered sunlight

12 Easy Ways to Keep Your House Cool in Summer

June 21, 2022 / 0 Comments
whie brown and tan chickens sitting on wooden steps

Simple Life Pop Quiz – Get Accolades for Passing!

June 16, 2022 / 0 Comments
tree branch loaded with white and pink apple blossoms

Simple Life Assessment – Moving from a Good to a Great Life

June 14, 2022 / 0 Comments
Amazon

The Farm Wife is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. For more information, please see my Disclosure Page.

New England Cheese Making Supplies
Mary's Heirloom Seeds

CONTACT ME!

julie@thefarmwife.com
You can also drop me a message on my Contact Me page!

Disclosure Page
Privacy Page

Sign Up

Be Sure to Sign Up for my Newsletter!

Please wait...

Thank you for sign up. I'll look forward to our visits!

Recent Posts

home canned spaghetti, olive oil, pasta in a home canned gift basket

How To Use Home Canned Gifts in a Christmas Basket

the underside of a tree canopy with filtered sunlight

12 Easy Ways to Keep Your House Cool in Summer

whie brown and tan chickens sitting on wooden steps

Simple Life Pop Quiz – Get Accolades for Passing!

tree branch loaded with white and pink apple blossoms

Simple Life Assessment – Moving from a Good to a Great Life

Ask Yourself Why a Simple Life is a Great Choice feature with a vintage milk bottle, enamel pot filled with red geraniums and a wooden black and white cow

Ask Yourself Why a Simple Life is a Great Choice

a blue speckled bowl filled with chicken noodle soup

How to Fix a Poor Man’s Meal – Delicious without High Prices

Social Profiles

Resources

  • Privacy Policy

Get In Touch

NW Louisiana, USA
julie@thefarmwife.com
facebook » The Farm Wife

Affiliate Notice

The Farm Wife is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. For more information, please see my Disclosure Page.

Designed using Brigsby Premium. Powered by WordPress.