It's that time of year again. Every time the orchids bloom, (or really any of our garden flowers) I find myself enraptured by God's incredible creative power. Just look at the beauty in creation! And to think that even something this unique and beautiful is marred by sin and pales in comparison to its original … Continue reading Orchids in Bloom
I have to say, for the majority of my life, I lived very sheltered. Not sheltered from culture, no! I went to public school, rode the bus (and saw and heard more than I'd ever want my own kids to) and attended my fair share of band camps. No, I was sheltered from the Truth. … Continue reading The Need for Discipleship
I set a goal in January of 2018 to read more books. "He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." Matthew 22:37 With that in mind, one of the best ways to love the Lord with your mind is to always … Continue reading What I’ve been Reading
I am weary of grocery shopping. There are very few processed foods that my family can even eat anymore because of all the synthetic ingredients and our various allergies. Meal planning has become arduous as I attempt to prepare balanced, healthy, filling meals for my family. One of our favorite meals is chili and rice … Continue reading Homemade Black Bean Chili
I've been backlogged with projects lately... Having a newborn does that to you. Anyway, today I logged about 45 minutes into the pants patching project. I got the seams ripped in the jeans, the patch hemmed and placed, and pinned together. Now all I have to do is secure the patch and stitch up the … Continue reading Pants, Pullets, Plans, and Plants
I've just sort of accepted the fact that my physical body is temporary. My body is broken and I struggle with chronic health issues stemming from autoimmunity triggered by prescription medications and birth control usage. God has redeemed many of the issues I faced in my initial confrontation with sickness 5 years ago, one of … Continue reading What Keeps me Going
We have 3 kiddos babies. They're 3, 1.5, and 1 month. Babies. As the Mama duck around here, you might imagine it's difficult to wrangle all my ducklings outside while I do gardeney things, and you'd be right. I took everyone outside last week, and it was the first time all 3 of us have … Continue reading Children on the Homestead
When it rains it pours. Not only are we seemingly 5 steps farther from our homesteading goals for this year, we've run headlong into problems that constitute the need for emergency repairs. We had an emergency roof repair that cost us every bit of our "goat money". The fascia board had pulled away from the … Continue reading Kitchen Remodel: update
I'm short on kitchen space. Until we get the whole durn kitchen gutted and redone, I have to find ways to make it functional. For now that means getting rid of the clutter and junk. My first priority was to maximize useable counter space. There isn't much to start with so it needs to be … Continue reading Decluttering Room by Room: Kitchen
I've finally done it. I snapped. I stepped on the last block, action figure, hot wheels car, etc. I have heard the last irritating jingle! I went to the garage and I got a box. And I'm currently filling it with all of the toys that drive me nuts. In fact, that's what it's labeled- … Continue reading Decluttering Room by Room: Living Room, Kid’s Toys
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