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Plain Values

A Magazine on a Mission to Find Joy in the Simple Things. Faith Centered Simple Living

06/26/2025

There can be a lot of joy in homeschooling.

Wendy Cunningham shares why she chose to homeschool and how far they’ve come in the last seven years. The lessons they have learned are far more valuable and cover a broader variety of topics than traditional schooling, and will help carry her kids into their adulthood.

If you're homeschooling next year, what are some of the joys you're looking forward to?

06/24/2025

Unexpected tragedy can bring unexpected gifts.

When their house tragically caught fire in 2023 our long-time writers, Shawn and Beth Dougherty, couldn’t have imagined all the ways that family, friends, neighbors, and even strangers would play a part in their rebuilding. In the Summer 2025 issue of Plain Values they talk about it being a blessing in disguise.

This story of community, hope, and rebuilding is one that will bring lasting comfort to your soul.

06/19/2025

Are you joining us?!

Our favorite afternoon of the month is HERE!

Join us for Porch Time!
Tomorrow 1-4pm EST
Plain Values office in Winesburg, OH

06/17/2025

Join us next month for this special event!

July 18th, 7pm (doors open at 6)
2106 Main St, Winesburg, OH
Home made desserts and coffee from The Red Mug Coffee Company

Click here for all the details! ---> https://bit.ly/43qJS1x

06/12/2025

It all started with building their son Seth his very own home… Joy House.

The Truitt family’s journey to bring value and dignity to adults with special needs went from there and blossomed into a store, a connection and crafting point, and now a coffee and crepe shop.

Check out this incredible story of listening to God’s leading and doing Kingdom work in the Summer 2025 Issue of Plain Values.

06/10/2025

Can you imagine being the parent of 49 children?

Our writer, Kelly Nussbaum, got the opportunity to find out after meeting Horace and Phyllis Leister, a couple caring for abandoned children at Tumaini Children’s Home in Kenya. She shared this whole story of God connecting people in the Summer 2025 Issue of Plain Values, encapsulating the call to care for the orphans.

The joys and challenges of this ministry are very close to Kelly’s heart, in fact, to her whole family’s heart.

This is an article that will bring inspiration for years to come.

06/05/2025

Have you ever wondered WHY we open our doors every month for you to come to our offices and share a coffee together?

If you have, this excerpt from our June 2024 Issue of Plain Values is something you should not miss:

“'Porch Time', as it came to be called, allowed for a space to talk about the real stuff—things that really matter. And the people we become because of those things.

Two years later, the same group showed up to sit with Gabe.

“The Porch is a sacred place for slowing down. I used to think going slow was a detriment, but now I see it as a blessing.”

We see the importance of fostering and encouraging people to create this space for each other—not just in times of grief, but consistently. As a way of life.

See you on the porch!

June 20th - the third Friday of every Month!
1-4pm EST
Our office in Winesburg, OH

06/03/2025

You heard it here first—we're hosting Sam Burchfield for a live concert right here in Winesburg, OH!

Click here to get all the details. ---> https://plainvalues.com/sam-burchfield-july-18-2025/

06/01/2025

The Summer Issue of Plain Values is hitting mailboxes, and honestly—a happier cover we have never seen!

Check out the line up:

🔹 Junk Food and Sickness by Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm
🔹 Tech is Never Enough by Tony Reinke
🔹 Maybe God's Bigger Than We Think by Parenting Today's Teens with Mark Gregston
🔹 Cool Herbal Concoctions by Kristen Smith of A Better Way to Thrive
🔹 Hope for the Homemaker by Rory and Becca Groves of The Grovestead
🔹 Rebuilding the Sow's Ear by Shawn and Beth Dougherty
🔹 Unwanted Change by Ferree Hardy
🔹 Do Not Be Afraid by Wendy Cunningham
🔹 A Resilient Family by Rory Groves
🔹 A Desire to Disciple by Kelly Nussbaum
🔹 We Need Your Help by The National Down Syndrome Adoption Network
🔹 Preservation and Progression by Bella Coyne
🔹 Book Reviews by Lisa Miller, Sabrina Schlabach, and Marlin Miller
🔹 The Joys of Homeschool by Wendy Cunningham
🔹 Best Day Ever by Sabrina Schlabach
🔹 Budding Creatives by Brennan and Abbey Brown

04/30/2025

In her article for our Spring issue, Lisa Miller wrote an article all about how her family's homeschooling journey blends faith, academics, and homesteading into a flexible, child-centered approach to education.

After adopting four children, each with unique abilities and needs, Lisa and her husband created a learning environment that integrates practical life skills, hands-on exploration, and creative expression into daily family rhythms.

From garden projects to homemade cards for neighbors, learning flows seamlessly into their homestead lifestyle.

Her story highlights homeschooling as a purposeful, holistic way of life where children are nurtured to thrive academically, practically, and in service to others.

Have you been considering homeschool for your family?

04/28/2025

When you get Plain Values magazine in your mailbox, you're getting so much more than just something to put on your coffee table.

Plain Values is a quarterly magazine dedicated to the belief that faith-centered simple living, within community, is still possible today.

We share stories of adoption, faith, grief, spiritual prosperity, community, missions, and more.

If you're looking for reminders that all hope is not lost, but still found in faith-centered life, subscribe today! ---> plainvalues.com

04/26/2025

Kristen Smith, one of our new writers in 2025, believes natural health is a blessing from God that you can start enjoying right now, one simple step at a time.

As an herbalist and aromatherapist with multiple natural health certifications, she loves helping others successfully use natural remedies. You can join her blog and email community at ABetterWayToThrive.com/join, or find her at Seeking Whole Health (seekingwholehealth.com), the Christian natural health conference she co-founded and directs.

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