Dear Mom of “Just One Child”, Let me first start by apologizing for the people who’ve said that to you….for the people who have said, “but you only have one child”. How insulting. Standing in the grocery store the other…
Hatchery Chicks and Pasty Butt
This morning we stopped into our local farm store to get a few things. Naturally, we look at chicks/ducklings while we’re there—though it’s pointless for us to purchase any since we’re already running rampant with chicks—whew! However, this is the…
5 {Quick} and Easy Changes You Can Make To Promote Healthy Living
Sometimes I get asked the same question over and over again — “How did you get started with a more natural lifestyle?” And honestly, we’re not completely there yet. I still have guilty pleasures like oreos, ramen noodles, and…
{Garden Project 2015} Nothing Ever Goes As Planned
They say that man plans his steps, and God laughs. If you’re a true homesteader, then you know that without a shadow of a doubt, you need to find who the heck originally said that quote so that you can…
{Semi} Wordless Wednesday || Everyone Thinks of Changing the World
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” — Leo Tolstoy
The Journey of Change
Growing up around my grandparents farm was a joy during the warm months. Sitting in the kitchen, looking out of the screen door into the pastures filled with cattle. Feeling the Spring breeze push through that old screen and into…
So, You Want to Raise Chickens? | The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
I can still remember the day my husband said, “let’s get chickens”. It wasn’t a pleasant moment. You see, I had been tossing the idea around for awhile, but he was never very fond of it. It happens that way…
Why I Let My Child Help Process Animals on the Homestead
Recently, I read a blog post condemning families who allow their children to help process animals. Saying it was disgusting and vile (probably written by someone who doesn’t even eat meat). I read another blog post a few days later,…
{Semi-Wordless Wednesday} Live at Peace with Everyone
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 NIV
Garden Project 2015 | The Planning Process
I had these huge plans to do a nice little garden last year……but it never happened. You see, we live on the side of a steep hill, what I refer to as a “mountain”. I have fallen a countless amount…
