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I have personally wrestled with the Lord over this I have personally wrestled with the Lord over this topic for months.

Earlier this year, someone asked why we were still hosting fellowship dinners at our home.
My answer was simple:
“Because I refuse to let the sheep scatter again.”

We have watched people leave churches wounded, lonely, and without accountability. Some find healthy places to land. Others simply go through the motions while still feeling empty and unseen.

And it grieves me. More importantly, I believe it grieves Jesus.
Recently, I finally said to a friend, “I think I need to write this out. God is calling back the shepherds.”

And not in the way you may think.

The word translated as “pastor” in the New Testament is poimēn.

It means shepherd.
Not platform speaker.
Not church-building manager.

Biblical shepherds lived among the flock. They knew the sheep by name. They found food and water, recognized danger, fought predators, rescued the wandering, and understood when it was time to move.

They were gentle, but they were not fragile.
They carried lambs, but they also fought lions and bears.
The rod was not used to beat the sheep. It was used to fight off predators.

The staff was not used to control them. It was used to guide and rescue them. And when the wolf came, the shepherd stayed.

Somewhere along the way, we reduced shepherding to preaching a sermon and managing an institution. But biblical shepherding was always more intimate, costly, discerning, and involved than that.

I believe the Lord is about to (or already is beginning to) reform the ministry of the shepherd within the Body of Christ. And do not be surprised when those shepherds do not look the way the religious institution expects.

They may be farmers, homesteaders, mothers, fathers, or people who are perceived as rough around the edges. They may never stand behind a pulpit.

But they will gather around tables, dwell among the people, protect the flock, confront the wolves, and refuse to let the sheep scatter again.

He is calling back the shepherds.

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(1/2) In 2016/2017, God began raising up leaders i (1/2) In 2016/2017, God began raising up leaders in many spheres of society. Politics, the marketplace, church leadership, and even the food and health system. We didn’t call ourselves leaders. In fact we really didn’t understand what God was doing. Many of us had no idea what was about to unfold and why we were called to this space. We were living our lives to the fullest and had not a care in the world outside of normal everyday life. 

In the fall of 2019, I began to have this ominous feeling. Others did too. Something was coming. Before then I had no idea the depths of what God had called our family to. But when the 2020 pandemic hit, it became evident. 

Suddenly my phone was ringing off the hook with people asking me to buy chickens they could butcher, but they’d never butchered an animal in their life. Others begged us to teach them how to classes. We saw tens of thousands of brand new homesteaders come into the homesteading movement. 

We watched churches shut down, while very few fought against the state to remain open. Some churches went as far as collecting your information every Sunday so they could do “contact tracing” if someone got sick. No thank you.

I sat in private phone calls and meetings with leaders across the nation, conversing about unconstitutional rights and how we can help our communities that God had us leading. None of us knew what to do—we hadn’t been here before. But there was a common thread that held us together and made us realize we weren’t alone. 

Since then, I’ve been told I’m too much, outspoken, ridiculous, a fraud, or “too forward”. But I think most of the people who lead through 2020 into now remember more deeply what much of the world has now forgotten—if it happened once, it will happen again. 

I know the personalities of leaders that will cave to the system. We remove our family from people and groups that follow the rules blindly—especially religious groups. Because if you shut down your church once, you’ll do it again and then turn my family in when we don’t “comply”. 

You think that’s too straightforward? Not being straightforward is what got us in this mess to begin with.

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Oh girl, I feel you. You are walking in God’s will Oh girl, I feel you. You are walking in God’s will with the callings He has placed on your family’s life, and sometimes it’s hard. Notice I said on your family’s lives, not just yours. Just as husband’s calling isn’t just his, it’s also his entire family’s. Why? Because husband and wife are one, in every way. 

I’m specifically speaking, though, to the woman who is both entrepreneur and homemaker. The wife and mother that raises her babes at home while taking business emails and scheduling content—managing people outside of the home and inside of the home. 

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking “I don’t have time to focus on my home”. But the reality is that your family and your home are your first priority. You CAN do it, you just have to find YOUR rhythm and routine. Coupled with delegating chores and work to children and others. 

It’s a simple process—but it takes consistency. This is the key. 

I have been in such a funk over the last year in regard to my home. Having a baby on top of “all the things” causes chores to pile up. The mountain of laundry in my bedroom that I need to go through is outrageous. Let’s just be honest. But it didn’t get there overnight. 

This week I started making new routines once again. 

Here are my non-negotiable things:

• the dishes get done throughout the day until afternoon (a cup gets washed and put to drain etc). Then one big batch goes into the dishwasher at night or first thing the next morning. Washing throughout the day takes 5 mins. Dishwasher loaded and unloaded by kids.

• the laundry does not set in the laundry room. As soon as it’s done, it gets folded and put away. The day does not go by without me folding and putting away that load. It literally takes 10 mins. Kids help and put their own clothes away.

• Cleaning up after dinner—nothing left on the stove/table/counter until the next morning. Kids help.

• Floors are picked up before lunch and before bed (kids do this, not me). Vacuumed (kids do this).

There are more, but not many. All of these little things throughout the day make it easier to then focus on purging or deep cleaning other rooms during the week. 

What are your non-negotiable routines?
That’s all… That’s all…
You know you want this BRAND NEW recipe on the blo You know you want this BRAND NEW recipe on the blog!

My family has grown to absolutely love homemade bagels. They are so easy and versatile. But there are bagels—and then there are real, chewy, shiny, homemade bagels.

The kind where your teeth sink through a beautifully browned crust into a dense, satisfying center. The kind that can hold a generous layer of cream cheese without collapsing into a soft little bread ring.

And the secret is not complicated. You have to boil them.

That brief boil in honey-sweetened water is what sets the outside of the dough and creates the signature crust that makes a bagel taste like an actual bagel. It is one small, old-world step that modern recipes are often tempted to skip—and it makes all the difference.

This recipe can be made with active sourdough starter for a slower ferment and deeper flavor, OR with instant yeast when you would rather have fresh bagels the same day.

Mix the dough. Let it rise. Shape it. Boil it. Brush it with egg wash, add your favorite toppings, and bake it until the crust is glossy and golden.

It is a simple process, but it produces the kind of breakfast that reminds you why learning to make food at home is worth the effort.

Make them plain, cover them in everything seasoning, add cheese, fold in cinnamon and raisins, or turn them into hearty breakfast sandwiches.

Save this post for your next baking day, and find the complete printable recipe, instructions, troubleshooting tips, and flavor variations on my website.

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