Melissa Ringstaff is a homemaker, a wife, a mom, a writer, and the Founding Director of A Virtuous Woman, a ministry for women based on the Scriptures of Proverbs 31. She enjoyes teaching women how to get their homes in order and add peace and joy to their homes. The Vintage Homemaker is from Melissa's heart and very much about who she is at home.
Melissa is the proud mother of five sweet children, a step-mom to 4 wonderful "children" who are all grown up now, and Grandarlin' to 11 (so far) grand children. She is married to the love of her life, Mykal, who is a pastor in their community. Melissa lives in the beautiful Appalachian mountains of Harlan, Kentucky.
In 2003 our family moved to Harlan, KY. My husband's family comes from these mountains. Our youngest daughter, Laura, was born at our home in Harlan. This place has a rich history and many stories to tell. I thought you might enjoy learning more about this amazing place.
sick. I mean, The last few days have been just awful. I haven’t been this sick in over a year. Only this time my throat hurts so bad I can’t even eat! I have been on a liquid diet for days now. The upside of this is that I have lost like 5 pounds. Think […]
I just wanted to quickly share a fun craft from Norththreads. This should be a fun week! I am looking forward to doing some fun crafts with my children over the next few days.
Last night we decorated the Christmas tree. We had been trying to get to it for two weeks now, but my husband seemed to always be gone! It is one of those things that just makes the whole season so magical for children. The children especially love hanging up their own ornaments that I have […]
We had our first snow day of the season today! It is always so much fun to watch the fluffy white flakes falling from the sky. The kids are thrilled! It is supposed to get down to 12 tonight… brrr!
I promised the children that in the morning we would go outside and blow bubbles and […]
How are you doing? We have been so busy these last few weeks! I know this is something I often say, and truly I don’t have time to be sitting here. I find myself wondering how moms of lots of children find the time to actually sit down and blog on a regular basis, much […]
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Show Them Your Love
by Melissa Ringstaff
This article first appeared in the February 2006 issue of A Woman of WorthA Woman of Worth.
Ever feel like your love- life, family life, and community life is in the doldrums? Here are some easy tips that will lift your spirits and show others you care:
1. Greet […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Today the children had school off for parent teacher conferences. So we made dentist appointments for everyone and went over to Cumberland, Kentucky to our dentist. After a visit with good reports on the kid’s teeth, we headed over to the Kingdom Come State Park.
I have said before, I love this […]
Monday, August 22, 2005
Being the mother of such beautiful little girls is one of my greatest joys… Aren’t they just beautiful?
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Yes, here is another short story about my son.
So, we were driving to church yesterday morning and there were some high school kids on the side of the road holding up signs for “Car Wash $3.00.” Since we were stopped at the red light, my husband rolled down James’ window (he […]
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Today my son James, who is 14 years old, had to stay afterschool for Band practice. We had decided to go ahead and take the girls to the swimming pool. So, we dropped by the school at 4:00 and I, (in my bathing suit and shorts) ran over to the band room […]
