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Homemade Mennonite Yeast Rolls Recipe

February 14, 2017 · In: recipes

I started my very first job when I was a teenager in high school. It wasn’t some elaborate thing that I wanted (and I definitely didn’t know how to cook…

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Homemade Honey Wheat Bread

January 3, 2017 · In: recipes

I love bread, but my body does not. However, I still have two boys in my house that love bread even more than I do. They could eat some type…

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Leadership has never been about a title. Not in th Leadership has never been about a title. Not in the home, church, or community.

Titles may tell people where you sit, but they do not reveal whether you are willing to stand.

Real leadership is found in the quiet places—in the daily decisions to remain steadfast when no one is applauding, to keep showing up when others walk away, and to carry responsibility even when it feels heavy. Jesus and Paul both show that as a leader, you will eventually feel the humanness of your colleagues when your friends leave you. The key—don’t get upset—wait. A few of them will eventually come back around after they rest.

The greatest leaders I have known were not the loudest voices in the room. They were the people who endured. The people who stayed. The people who quietly bore burdens, served others, kept their word, and remained faithful through seasons that would have caused many to quit. Learn to rest, not quit.

In a culture obsessed with platforms, positions, and recognition, we’ve forgotten that leadership is first proven by endurance.

Can you be counted on when things get difficult?

Can you remain faithful when there is no reward?

Can you continue building when the results aren’t immediate?

Can you keep loving, serving, and sacrificing when no one seems to notice?

Can you set aside your pride and push through the demons that show up to mock and delay you?

That is leadership.

Leadership is not about being first. It isn’t about knowing more than everyone else. It’s not about your experiences or your opinion.

It is about being faithful—to the home, to the mission, to the King.

Not about being seen, but about remaining steadfast.

Because long after titles fade, positions change, and names are forgotten, steadfastness leaves a legacy that generations can build upon.

The Kingdom of God has always been advanced by ordinary people who simply refused to quit.
One of the greatest losses of the modern age isn’t One of the greatest losses of the modern age isn’t that we’ve forgotten how to grow food.

It’s that we’ve forgotten how to pass wisdom from one generation to the next.

For thousands of years, children learned by watching. They stood beside their fathers in the field and their mothers in the kitchen. They listened to stories around the table instead of scrolling through strangers’ opinions. They inherited not just possessions, but perspective. They gleaned wisdom, because you cannot buy wisdom.

Today, we outsource almost everything.

We outsource our food, health, and education.
We outsource our elderly.
We outsource discipleship. 
We even outsource our sense of purpose.

Then we wonder why so many people feel disconnected from the land, from one another, and from God’s design for community.

The answer isn’t merely to move to the country or buy a few chickens. It’s to become the kind of person worth learning from.

Live in such a way that your grandchildren will know how to pray because they heard you pray. They’ll know how to steward because they watched you steward. They’ll know how to preserve food, mend a fence, comfort a neighbor, and open their Bible because those things were ordinary in your home.

The most valuable inheritance you can leave isn’t acreage or a savings account.

It’s a life that quietly proved faithfulness is still possible in a world that rewards convenience.
Some of the holiest work you’ll ever do will never Some of the holiest work you’ll ever do will never trend online.
It won’t be standing on a stage. It won’t be gaining followers. It won’t be building a platform or hearing applause.

It might look like pulling weeds before the sun comes up while your children still sleep. It might look like teaching someone to bake bread, praying over a sick neighbor, fixing a broken fence, or carrying another burden that no one else even notices.

The Kingdom of God has always advanced through ordinary acts of faithful obedience.

Noah built.
Ruth gleaned.
David tended sheep.
The disciples mended nets.

Jesus spent most of His earthly life working with His hands before beginning His public ministry.

We’ve been taught to chase visibility when Scripture continually points us toward faithfulness.

The world measures influence by how many people know your name. Heaven measures it by whether the Father knows your heart.

So plant the garden.
Raise the children.
Visit the widow.
Read the Word.
Milk the cow.
Teach the skill.
Share the meal.
Open your table.
Keep doing the quiet work.

Because one day you’ll realize those hidden moments weren’t interruptions to your purpose—they were your purpose all along.

The greatest harvests are almost always growing underground long before anyone sees green above the soil.

(PS—hard to believe this little girl will be FOUR next month 😍 She was just a few days fresh in this photos)
🌼 FEVERFEW (Tanacetum parthenium) I keep finding 🌼 FEVERFEW (Tanacetum parthenium)

I keep finding these little volunteer feverfew plants all over my garden, and I love it.

For centuries, feverfew has earned a place in apothecaries and cottage gardens alike. With its cheerful daisy-like flowers and aromatic foliage, this member of the Asteraceae family has long been valued as a medicinal herb throughout Europe and beyond.

🌿 Botanical Name: Tanacetum parthenium
🌿 Common Names: Feverfew, featherfew, bachelor’s buttons (regional)
🌿 Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
🌿 Parts Used: Primarily the leaves and flowering tops, used fresh or dried.

Historically, herbalists reached for feverfew to support the body in a variety of ways:

🧠 Headache & Migraine Support
Perhaps feverfew’s best-known traditional use is for recurring headaches and migraines. Researchers have identified compounds such as parthenolide, a sesquiterpene lactone that may influence inflammatory pathways and vascular function, making feverfew one of the most studied herbs for migraine prevention.

✨ Inflammatory Support
Traditional herbalists often used feverfew to help calm inflammation throughout the body. Modern studies suggest it may modulate inflammatory mediators, though more research is needed to fully understand its clinical applications.

🤒 Fever & Seasonal Illnesses
As its common name suggests, feverfew was historically brewed into teas or tinctures during febrile illnesses. Its long history explains how it received its memorable name.

💃 Women’s Herbal Tradition
Throughout history, feverfew has appeared in folk medicine traditions for menstrual discomfort and cycle support. Because of its potential effects on uterine activity, it is generally not recommended during pregnancy.

🦴 Joint & Musculoskeletal Comfort
Some herbal traditions have used feverfew for occasional joint discomfort and stiffness, particularly when associated with inflammatory conditions.

🍃 Digestive & General Wellness
Bitter compounds within the herb have historically been used to stimulate digestion and support overall gastrointestinal health

Add this one to your homestead herbalism list to grow in your garden!
I wrote this substack some time ago and then forgo I wrote this substack some time ago and then forgot to finish the series. But it seemed really relevant to share once again. It's the last I'll share on this!

It's one of the most quoted phrases in Scripture—and one of the most misunderstood.
For generations, a single verse has been lifted out of context to build entire doctrines that limit, discourage, or even silence women whom God has clearly called to serve, teach, prophesy, disciple, and lead under His authority. But what if we've been reading Paul's words without reading the entire letter? What if we've missed the historical context, the original language, and the broader testimony of Scripture?
Throughout the Bible, God consistently uses women to accomplish Kingdom purposes. One of the issues is that the American version of church is not the New Testament version and structure.
Deborah judged Israel. Huldah prophesied to kings. Priscilla instructed Apollos. Phoebe served the early church. Anna proclaimed the coming Messiah. Philip's daughters prophesied. At Pentecost, Peter declared that the Spirit would be poured out on sons and daughters, fulfilling Joel's prophecy.
So how do we reconcile those examples with passages like 1 Timothy 2?
The answer isn't found in reading one verse in isolation—it's found in studying the WHOLE counsel of God.
In this article, I take a deep dive into the Greek language behind "authority", "dominion", and "silence," examine the context surrounding Paul's instructions to Timothy, and explore why many common assumptions about this passage deserve a second look. We also look back to Genesis, the design of marriage, mutual submission, and the biblical pattern of accountability within the body of Christ.
The goal isn't to promote cultural trends or modern ideologies.
The goal is to return to Scripture itself.
The Kingdom needs men who sacrificially lead and protect.
The Kingdom needs women who faithfully steward the gifts God has entrusted to them.
If you don't read the whole Book, it's easy to build an entire doctrine on a single sentence.
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