A couple of months ago my neighbor brought me some fresh goats milk, and I have been hooked ever since. I could not believe the richness and flavor that was GOOD. I had witnessed people drinking goat’s milk before —…
All in the name of Love + Humility
I used to be a hateful person. There, I said it. So when someone posted a rather indirect nasty post on facebook the other day about my blog, I felt that green monster popping back up. But then, the…
Homestead Cooking | {Fresh} Homemade Lemonade
Last week, the backwoods kid and I spent a day at his grandparents farm. As always, everything at grandma and grandad’s is better than what’s at home. And it just so happened that today, it would be lemonade. That child…
Homestead Cooking | Homemade Strawberry Shortcake {Seasonal}
Let’s just take a moment to wallow in the pity together, shall we? The horrible realization that strawberry season is quickly coming to an end…..oh, the horror!! But with strawberry season ending, that means so many yummy veggies, peaches (one…
When God is Silent….
It happens to all of us at some point in our lives. Some of us more than others…. That drowning feeling that God doesn’t listen… …that God doesn’t answer prayers. …that God doesn’t care. …that God doesn’t understand my needs,…
{Daily Life} | When motherhood is overwhelming…
If you could have seen me that morning, you would have seen that I pulled my hair back that day. You’d notice that I had a double cup of coffee rather than the usual one, and I’ve been staring at…
Daily Ramblings | A New Creation…an old life….
He’s tugging on my shirt, asking for attention. The phone is ringing off the hook — twenty different directions were facing me the other morning. I wasn’t sure what to tackle first, the five loads of laundry in the hallway…
A Work of Heart | Growing spiritual fruit and hurdling stumbling blocks
I can’t even begin to tell you how many times in life I thought I had God all “figured out”. But the truth is, we never ever stop growing in Him. And the moment that we do is when we…
A Work of Heart | A simple life….
My months have been running together recently. Not just the days, the weeks….but the months. It seems like just a month ago we were celebrating Christmas, singing in the New Year, and kissing Valentine’s Day goodbye. But here it is,…
Praying Without Ceasing, even when it’s hard
Prayer is one of those things that I’m extremely good at sometimes, and is extremely non-existent at other times. In those amazing times and spans where I’m fully focused on God with prayer in my life, life becomes so amazing,…
