While life may be busy with many things, we are still slowly but surely working toward our dream of homesteading. I’ve come to realize that it’s not about the end result that matters, but about the lessons learned along the journey. That’s a huge reason why I started my business, to help other moms understand […]

Spring Happenings As I write, I’m sitting on the back porch watching my littles play. The sounds of birds, the rustling of new leaves, and an airplane overhead fill the air. Spring is such a joyful season filled with anticipation and hope. We have had a few cold days lately, but it has turned warm […]

Soon I will be sharing more about all of the wonderful homestead-like things that we will be and are doing this summer, but there was one more thought that I wanted to share. Like me, the desires of your heart feel so real some days. You are doing the best that you can and seek […]

I’m good! How are you? The response is typical. One that you would expect to hear as someone meets up with a friend and exchanges that initial greeting. It happens almost without thinking, to the point that, even when things are not going well, we still reply – “I’m good.”  We don’t want others to […]

Buying our first house, moving to Maryland (on a farm at that), finding our van, finding a job or creating a business with specific criteria. These are all goals, along with many others, that we have set for ourselves and attained over the last 8 years. This list doesn’t include every goal, but it includes […]

For years, John and I have dreamed of our one day homestead.  The perfect piece of open land, spanning a minimum of 30 acres, with fertile pastures, a corner woodlot and creek running through. Various farm animals would be strategically placed to utilize the natural resources of the property, and provide our family with meat, […]

Saturday morning brought with it a sense of anticipation.  The kids were already up and playing in their rooms as I quietly made my way downstairs to take some time to pray and prepare before the start of our busy day. The plan was to go to my parents and get started on some of […]

What was the last normal outing you had before the lockdowns started from COVID-19? For us is was a trip to the aquarium followed by a dinner at Bob Evans with another family. The following week, the world was shut down. But life still managed to continue on… For me, 2020 was the beginning of […]

“Some days we still feel so broken and desperate, and we are broken, but you, Lord, make us whole. You sustain us. You bring us hope and peace.”Journal Entry: 11/22/2020 People love to talk about the fan-fare, the exciting results that they achieve or hope to achieve. You see it on social media, portrayed in […]