My Top 10 Posts for 2017
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This is a list of my top 10 post for 2017. Did you miss any of these? If so, now’s your chance to catch up.
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2016's Top 10 Viewed Posts
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I like being able to share with you, my top 10 viewed posts I wrote in the past year because it helps me in knowing what people are interested in. I started doing this several years ago because of several blogger friends, but it has turned into something good for me; something that helps me out in the long run.
I have come to the conclusion people love recipes and many are looking for that special encouragement that is only found in Jesus and within the precious words of the Bible. The posts I shared in 2016 had a lot to do with both, but mostly about Jesus.
Southern Venison Hash - Y’all this is so good. You don’t even have to use vension, you can use a regular roast from the grocery store. You’ll thank me when you give this recipe a try.
The Light in the Morning – We all face those dark moments in life. No matter how dark our night is, the light in the morning as it begins to flood the earth is amazing. With it brings a new day.
When We Pray, Things Happen – The power of prayer is real. We can’t go into it with a wishy washy faith and attitutde. When we pray, we have to be serious and with faith that the Lord will work.
A Refuge from the Storm - We have One we can run to when the storms of life hit. We don’t have to face them alone; He gives us the strength we need to face them.
Quick and Easy Chicken Taco Rice – Another good recipe. In fact, a recipe you can switch out the chicken with beef if you prefer. If you are like me, you probably have all the ingredients in the kitchen at this moment.
6 Quick Recipes for Busy Weeknights – I know who you are, the one who sadly opens a package of hot dogs to serve on those busy nights. I’ve been there, but you don’t have to be with these recipes.
Potatoes Au Gratin – Potatoes, bacon, onions, and a creamy sauce covered in cheese. Need I say more?
Unstuffed Stuffed Bell Peppers - This savory recipe is my most favorite of the year. You won’t be disappointed. If you have one who doesn’t care for bell peppers, cut down the amount or leave them out altogether. But a little bell pepper flavor goes a long way in this recipe.
Crockpot Apple Butter – I love eating warm biscuits with apple butter slathered on the inside. It’s very easy to make your own and it takes a whole lot better that store bought.
Flavorful Baked Beans – This recipe is not like canned beans. Once you’ve made your own, you won’t go back to buying flavored baked beans.
Have you missed my top 3 most viewed of all time posts?
Baked Sausage and Potatoes Recipe
Cleaning my Self-Cleaning Oven
Copycat Varsity Chili Sauce Recipe
2016's Top 10 Viewed Posts
Southern Venison Hash - Y’all this is so good. You don’t even have to use vension, you can use a regular roast from the grocery store. You’ll thank me when you give this recipe a try.
The Light in the Morning – We all face those dark moments in life. No matter how dark our night is, the light in the morning as it begins to flood the earth is amazing. With it brings a new day.
When We Pray, Things Happen – The power of prayer is real. We can’t go into it with a wishy washy faith and attitutde. When we pray, we have to be serious and with faith that the Lord will work.
A Refuge from the Storm - We have One we can run to when the storms of life hit. We don’t have to face them alone; He gives us the strength we need to face them.
Quick and Easy Chicken Taco Rice – Another good recipe. In fact, a recipe you can switch out the chicken with beef if you prefer. If you are like me, you probably have all the ingredients in the kitchen at this moment.
6 Quick Recipes for Busy Weeknights – I know who you are, the one who sadly opens a package of hot dogs to serve on those busy nights. I’ve been there, but you don’t have to be with these recipes.
Potatoes Au Gratin – Potatoes, bacon, onions, and a creamy sauce covered in cheese. Need I say more?
Unstuffed Stuffed Bell Peppers - This savory recipe is my most favorite of the year. You won’t be disappointed. If you have one who doesn’t care for bell peppers, cut down the amount or leave them out altogether. But a little bell pepper flavor goes a long way in this recipe.
Crockpot Apple Butter – I love eating warm biscuits with apple butter slathered on the inside. It’s very easy to make your own and it takes a whole lot better that store bought.
Flavorful Baked Beans – This recipe is not like canned beans. Once you’ve made your own, you won’t go back to buying flavored baked beans.
Have you missed my top 3 most viewed of all time posts?
Baked Sausage and Potatoes Recipe
Cleaning my Self-Cleaning Oven
Copycat Varsity Chili Sauce Recipe
Spring Is In The Air: A Roundup: 10 Popular Posts
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I have no idea where the days have gone lately, I guess it has something to do with having my head in the clouds with all of this beautiful spring-like weather we’ve been having. On a sad note, we did have snow flurries yesterday, I guess it’s just nature’s way of reminding me our spring is really not here until mid-May.
If you see something another would benefit from, do you mind sharing it with them?
Because of the craziness on my end this week, I’m sharing with you A Roundup of 10 Popular Posts.
A Roundup: 10 Popular Posts
If you see something another would benefit from, do you mind sharing it with them?
Top 5 Posts in 2015
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I hope your family had a beautiful Christmas. We did, it was quiet and enjoyable. It’s a little hard to believe that we are in the final days of 2015. This has been a good year for us, and I am excited to see what 2016 has in store for our family.
When I peeked at my Google Analytics to see what my Top 5 Posts for 2015 were, I was quite surprised to see some links so popular this year. When I wrote them I did it from the heart and didn’t expect to see or hear anything from them. While I may not have heard anything from some of those posts, they made it into the lives of many people for some reason and I am thankful for that.
2. Staying Thankful during the Christmas – The Christmas season is hard for so many people, me included. Over the years, I’ve learned it is not how much you spend on gift giving, but rather spending time focusing on the REAL reason we celebrate Christmas.
3. Five Reasons to Study and Memorize God’s Word – I wrote this to myself because I still have days where I get busy and neglect to have my time with the Lord. I want to reap the benefits of spending time reading and memorizing God’s word.
4. 10th Grade Curriculum Choices – choosing a curriculum can be hard. I love reading others’ choices and recommendations and evidently there are many more who are like me looking for options to consider when educating their children.
5. Unanswered Prayers – For many when God doesn’t answer a prayer it is considered an “unanswered” prayer. But in reality, it is possible the prayer was answered with a simple no.
Did you miss any of these this year? I hope you’ll click through and read them if you did.
When I peeked at my Google Analytics to see what my Top 5 Posts for 2015 were, I was quite surprised to see some links so popular this year. When I wrote them I did it from the heart and didn’t expect to see or hear anything from them. While I may not have heard anything from some of those posts, they made it into the lives of many people for some reason and I am thankful for that.
Top 5 Posts for 2015
1. 31 Days of Homemaking – My first ever daily writing challenge. When I started the series, I had several things in mind, but ended up going in a different direction to my surprise.
3. Five Reasons to Study and Memorize God’s Word – I wrote this to myself because I still have days where I get busy and neglect to have my time with the Lord. I want to reap the benefits of spending time reading and memorizing God’s word.
4. 10th Grade Curriculum Choices – choosing a curriculum can be hard. I love reading others’ choices and recommendations and evidently there are many more who are like me looking for options to consider when educating their children.
5. Unanswered Prayers – For many when God doesn’t answer a prayer it is considered an “unanswered” prayer. But in reality, it is possible the prayer was answered with a simple no.
Did you miss any of these this year? I hope you’ll click through and read them if you did.
Two Social Media Workarounds that Work
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Over the last year, I have had a love-hate relationship with two of the biggest social media outlets. When I signed up for Facebook in 2008 I did so to keep in touch with people in my life who are far and near - I love seeing and reading about their families. I’m just like everyone else, I like looking at all the DIY projects and yummy food recipes on Pinterest. But what I do not like is being forced to see things that really don’t pertain to me and my likes.
Today, I’m sharing with you Two Social Media Workarounds I found that keep my feed page on both sites clear of what I don’t want to see.
Facebook - in the last few years, we have all noticed changes: notification popups, the ticker, the trending, suggested posts, suggested pages, the bombarding of games, etc. Things many of us don’t want to see and deal with. Seriously, who wants to see what your friend is commenting on? I don’t because it is NONE of my business.
A friend of mine shared on FB about trying Fluff Busting Purity extension on her web browser. I was curious, so I added the F.B. Purity-Clean Up Facebook to Chrome. When you add the extension, log into FB and you will see FBP in the blue bar at the top of the page. You will want to click it to get the pop-up page where you click on all the things you do not want to see; you can even add certain words to the white list and voila – no more junk! Be sure to click save and close for the extension to work. (all those things I mentioned we don't care to see, are included in this)
When you visit their website, it talks about downloading the app. I did not go that route since I’m cautious of what is downloaded on our computer. If you are like me then just use the extension/add-on version. They work with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Fluff Busting Purity has been around for years, and to no surprise when you try to share their link anywhere on FB, you get an ugly popup telling you the site is unsafe and you can’t post the link.
Pinterest is following suit – telling you what you want to see. Just because I create a board for a certain interest, doesn’t mean I want to see picked for you pins popping up and forcing the pins of those I follow further down the page. Promoted pins, really?! I understand bloggers and business owners pay to push traffic to their sites, but do I need the same pin showing up 5 times in three scrolls of the mouse wheel?
This post when first shared in 2015, listed a Chrome extension called pinBlock. It didn't take a year before it stopped working since Pinterest is defensive in keeping their promoted pins upfront and in the user's face. Because of this, I had to go on the hunt for another option. That is when I found the Promoted Pin Hider extension. Today is June 12, 2020 and I've been using this extension since 2018. I've not had any problems with it. The owner stays pretty up to date with keeping things working.
I like not seeing the extra junk! Do you use something else to keep from seeing the added mess being pushed into your feed? If so, I’d love to hear what you are using.
Today, I’m sharing with you Two Social Media Workarounds I found that keep my feed page on both sites clear of what I don’t want to see.
Two Social Media workarounds that work
Facebook - in the last few years, we have all noticed changes: notification popups, the ticker, the trending, suggested posts, suggested pages, the bombarding of games, etc. Things many of us don’t want to see and deal with. Seriously, who wants to see what your friend is commenting on? I don’t because it is NONE of my business.
A friend of mine shared on FB about trying Fluff Busting Purity extension on her web browser. I was curious, so I added the F.B. Purity-Clean Up Facebook to Chrome. When you add the extension, log into FB and you will see FBP in the blue bar at the top of the page. You will want to click it to get the pop-up page where you click on all the things you do not want to see; you can even add certain words to the white list and voila – no more junk! Be sure to click save and close for the extension to work. (all those things I mentioned we don't care to see, are included in this)
When you visit their website, it talks about downloading the app. I did not go that route since I’m cautious of what is downloaded on our computer. If you are like me then just use the extension/add-on version. They work with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Fluff Busting Purity has been around for years, and to no surprise when you try to share their link anywhere on FB, you get an ugly popup telling you the site is unsafe and you can’t post the link.
Pinterest is following suit – telling you what you want to see. Just because I create a board for a certain interest, doesn’t mean I want to see picked for you pins popping up and forcing the pins of those I follow further down the page. Promoted pins, really?! I understand bloggers and business owners pay to push traffic to their sites, but do I need the same pin showing up 5 times in three scrolls of the mouse wheel?
Try contacting Pinterest regarding these two horrible types of pins – you get nothing!
{crickets chirping}
{crickets chirping}
This post when first shared in 2015, listed a Chrome extension called pinBlock. It didn't take a year before it stopped working since Pinterest is defensive in keeping their promoted pins upfront and in the user's face. Because of this, I had to go on the hunt for another option. That is when I found the Promoted Pin Hider extension. Today is June 12, 2020 and I've been using this extension since 2018. I've not had any problems with it. The owner stays pretty up to date with keeping things working.
I like not seeing the extra junk! Do you use something else to keep from seeing the added mess being pushed into your feed? If so, I’d love to hear what you are using.
Top 5 Posts for 2014
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Another year is coming to a close and I wanted to share with you my TOP FIVE POSTS FOR 2014. I was hoping to share more, but with moving the blog over in May along with setting up and learning about the official counters and all, my numbers for the year are a little wonky. Who am I kidding? Little is not the word for it and I still haven’t learned how to use Google Analytics to help me keep up with things. So I had to pull out my paper, pencil and calculator to help figure things out. Old school, I’m telling ya!
Varsity Chili Sauce – I never would have believed this recipe would have been so popular when I shared it. My husband told me, if he had known, he would have done a better job on the picture.
A Little About How We Save Money – Who knew telling a story about a conversation the men, my husband works with, had about us would be so popular? I didn’t even hit on all the ways we save money.
Tools of the Trade – Sharing my favorite kitchen tools has been popular. But I too, love knowing what others use in their kitchens.
Sweet Potato Casserole – When I shared this recipe in November, I was a little surprised to find it in the top of the most popular posts because it was new.
Copycat Carrot Raisin Salad – I am amazed at this recipe! It is a perfect substitute for the famous salad. In fact, I had a Chick- fil- A representative email me with the exciting news of the original recipe being shared by the company for the holidays.
If you missed any of these, be sure to check them out.
Top 5 posts for 2014
Varsity Chili Sauce – I never would have believed this recipe would have been so popular when I shared it. My husband told me, if he had known, he would have done a better job on the picture.
A Little About How We Save Money – Who knew telling a story about a conversation the men, my husband works with, had about us would be so popular? I didn’t even hit on all the ways we save money.
Tools of the Trade – Sharing my favorite kitchen tools has been popular. But I too, love knowing what others use in their kitchens.
Sweet Potato Casserole – When I shared this recipe in November, I was a little surprised to find it in the top of the most popular posts because it was new.
Copycat Carrot Raisin Salad – I am amazed at this recipe! It is a perfect substitute for the famous salad. In fact, I had a Chick- fil- A representative email me with the exciting news of the original recipe being shared by the company for the holidays.
If you missed any of these, be sure to check them out.
13 for 2013
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In honor of 2013 coming to an end (yes, I know I'm a little late), I wanted to share a list of the 13 most viewed posts written in 2013. I'm a little surprised that there is not much variety in the list, but what can I say? I write mostly about home and our home education journey.
Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park
Rich's Bakeshop Coconut Cake
Soy Sauce Substitute
Primitives and Signs
Where We School
Making Self Rising Flour
All American History a Review
Breakfast Sausage
Coleslaw Chicken Wrap
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
A Typical Day
Brimwood Press Worldview Curriculum Review
Planning a New School Year
My New Favorite Chocolate Cake! Crazy Wacky Cake
If you missed any of these, be sure to check them out. Those recipes... OH SO GOOD!
A Year of Blogging
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It's official I've been a blogger for a year. I really thought that I would be able to come up with something REALLY interesting to blog about today. My mind has been in outer space this week. I even waited until this evening to see if I could come up with something really neat. I guess these will have to do.
I'm not ashamed to say "In God I Trust." How about you?
On the funny side of things.
A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." With even greater emphasis, he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." And then, finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a pleasant smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365: 'Shall We Gather At the River.'"
During the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched him into Silence,and after church, asked: "Gary, whatever made you do such a thing?" Gary answered soberly: "I asked God to teach me to whistle... And He just then did!
From church bulletins:
Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.
Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
I'm not ashamed to say "In God I Trust." How about you?
On the funny side of things.
A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." With even greater emphasis, he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." And then, finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a pleasant smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn #365: 'Shall We Gather At the River.'"
During the minister's prayer one Sunday, there was a loud whistle from one of the back pews. Gary's mother was horrified. She pinched him into Silence,and after church, asked: "Gary, whatever made you do such a thing?" Gary answered soberly: "I asked God to teach me to whistle... And He just then did!
From church bulletins:
Bertha Belch, a missionary from Africa, will be speaking tonight at Calvary Methodist. Come hear Bertha Belch all the way from Africa.
Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Don't forget your husbands.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
