I encountered something misleading yesterday and it really stuck in my craw. I was gifted this really pretty drink dispenser as a house warming gift when we bought our first home in North Carolina. It has since suffered a broken lid- what with 7 moves and lifting and storing- it isn't surprising. So I found … Continue reading Lies breed Fear
Homestead Update: Happy Mother’s Day!
I had a funny conversation with my oldest. He likes for me to pray with him before bed, asking God to prepare our hearts for the coming day. I mentioned something about mother's day in the prayer and afterward, he asked, "Wait- is it really mother's day tomorrow?" "Yeah," I said. "How can that be … Continue reading Homestead Update: Happy Mother’s Day!
Rainy Day Project
We got a 2nd (possibly 3rd) hand dining room table and chairs 2 Christmases ago; it was my husband's gift to me that he let me pick out. He was going to build a big farm table from scratch, but at the time I saw this one, I thought it was very charming, and had … Continue reading Rainy Day Project
Projects and Pretty Things
Projects get tackled so much quicker when you aren't a slave to debt. I had been so used to scrimping and saving every extra penny that it is actually shocking how when there is some financial freedom and wiggle room, we're able to 1) give more, 2) meet savings goals faster 3) afford ancillary projects! … Continue reading Projects and Pretty Things
Homestead Update
I'm one of those ADD homesteaders... Not only can I not seem to focus on one task at a time (spaghetti brain) but I also constantly ADD to my already lengthly list of to dos...see what I did there? So I've been asking God to order my days. Following the moon cycles actually helps this … Continue reading Homestead Update
Lunar Planting: Gardening by the Moon
In the lakeway region of the Smokies, I have the benefit of being rural enough to see the stars and moon at night. Over the course of the last year or so, I've been paying a lot more attention to the "sky clock" as I like to call it. The moon is all at once … Continue reading Lunar Planting: Gardening by the Moon
Distance Learning Isn’t Homeschooling
I read an article in the paper that really just made me sad. Mostly because I could empathize with the parents being written about. I worked as a 1:1 Teacher Assistant for high school students with autism for 2 years in North Carolina. Prior to that I had subbed for grades k-12 and the kids … Continue reading Distance Learning Isn’t Homeschooling
Birthdays and Identity
My oldest turned 5 years old today. That is hard to believe. The same kid who's pregnancy had me in fits of excitement, fear, joy, depression-- pretty much all the emotions-- and whose delivery lasted 32 hours is now a 5 year old kid, half my height and reading... I struggled with becoming a mom, … Continue reading Birthdays and Identity
Enabling Orchids to Bloom (Part 2)
For whatever reason, Enabling Orchids to Bloom is my most viewed post, ever...in spite of the fact that I only sorta knew what I was talking about in it. So, I decided to elaborate a little so that there is some clarity and maybe even a spiritual and more a full understanding to my previous … Continue reading Enabling Orchids to Bloom (Part 2)
Homestead Update
I've heard a few people now mention that soreness that comes with getting back into the busy spring season of homesteading. I'm there! Nothing like weeding and cleaning up gardens to really stiffen those winter-relaxed muscles. We took the much needed time to clean up the raspberry bushes. We planted about 8 plants 3 years … Continue reading Homestead Update
Wholly Holy Living 
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