Feb 27, 2014 | Appetizers
As I’ve shared a little about our homestead, with 30 acres, 19 cousins and my siblings, I’ve also shared my attempts at gardening. There’s something about the onset of spring that brings out the Little House on the Prairie feel. I become so inspired...
Apr 6, 2011 | Intentional Living
Make Family Meal Time a Priority Gather Together over a Shared Meal The Importance of Family Meal Time Laugh More, Laugh Loud Creating Ambiance through Candle Light around the Dinner Table Gathering together around a shared family meal is an intentional measure that...
Jul 18, 2010 | Hospitality & Entertaining
For the first time in over a week, I sit in silence. Our house has been bustling with a spontaneous family reunion (They drove from CO, WI, Oregon and MN). The chatter has been non stop (understatement), the fridge has been running on overdrive, and if a moment of...
Jun 21, 2010 | Bedlam Moments
Often there is an idyllic image that goes along with our family homestead. Do you envision waking up every morning to the sweet sound of chickens crooning softly? Flowers meandering in perfectly neat rows, smiling pristinely for our cutting pleasure, while our...
Feb 15, 2010 | Debt Free Living
(Edited to add: We are Celebrating!! The porch that took 17 years to build has finally been completed.) When we built our house thirteen years ago, we purposely designed a colonial style because our dream style for our home was to have a large wrap around front...
