Women are having a huge impact in farming today and are the key to the future of sustainable living! Photo credit This post took a funny turn as I wrote it. My intent was a post about keeping our eyes on the goal, despite the aches, pains, bug bites and hoof print-shaped bruises I bear [...]
Friday Wrap-Up: Lovin' Summer
July 7, 2011 By 4 Comments
I love this time of year! Hot temperatures, sun-kissed children at the pool, gardens full of blossoms and vegetables, late evening bonfires with marshmallows and Hershey bars, kids chasing fire flies, dirty little feet and the smell of sunscreen and bug repellent. What could be better? We love our pool and spend a lot of [...]
Our Adoption Story: Final Chapter
June 30, 2011 By 14 Comments
Our Adoption Story: Chapter 3
June 29, 2011 By 20 Comments
January 2008 would be one of the most challenging and prayerful months of our lives. A book could be written about the events of that month alone. The gates of heaven were heavy with our requests. Prayers for life were said for the baby within me, God would have to intervene to bring this child [...]
Our Adoption Story: Chapter 2
June 28, 2011 By 4 Comments
How much stress and pressure can a marriage withstand? I didn’t want to find out, yet I found myself in a very precarious situation. I just told my husband yesterday that I am pregnant with what could be our 7th child. Today, I was notified by our adoption agency that there were three siblings in [...]
Our Adoption Story: Part 1
June 27, 2011 By 11 Comments
As I look for a minute to schedule this year’s mammogram, I couldn’t help but reflect on what was happening in our home, just one year ago this month. I thought you might be interested in reading a multiple part post from that time. It’s a tale of pregnancy, breast cancer, adoption and God’s plan [...]
The Modern "Summer Kitchen"
June 22, 2011 By 14 Comments
Today’s “Summer Kitchen” – what should it look like? This question has been on my mind a lot lately. As we design a new outbuilding for our property, a new, modern “Summer Kitchen” will be part of the plan. As I’ve searched the internet for ideas, I’m finding the terms “Summer Kitchen” and “Outdoor Kitchen” [...]
Work Hard, But Smart
June 20, 2011 By 7 Comments
Friday Wrap-Up: Pool Season, Motown Milk Production and the Playground
May 27, 2011 By 6 Comments
It’s pool season, once again, as our pool opens this weekend! Our family loves the pool. We spend a lot of time there in the summer, however, I’m not sure we’ll be there quite as often this summer. With our project expansion on the farm, more attention and time will be required around here. Yet, [...]
I am Woman
May 24, 2011 By 6 Comments
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