Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.
In September

In September

Inches of rain in 24 hours and a break from triple digit temperatures feels like we moved states in the course of a day. Everything is both different and exactly the same. So many snuggles and kisses with this sweet girl. So much struggling to keep up with this high-energy gal. Math and phonics and…

Welcoming Emily Rose

Welcoming Emily Rose

“Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.” Psalm 40:5 We welcomed sweet Emily Rose into our family over…