I force myself out of bed with the sun. It’s cold and I start the fire before I dress for the day. The boys laugh and play up in their beds and Annabelle can be heard yelling "Daa! Dada!" I relent, put her in bed with her Papa to stay warm, and head out the…
Wednesday afternoon I heard rumors of snow that might fall that night as I typed away in a small corner of the library in that small town in Texas. It was quaint, how they spoke of it as such a phenomenon. And frankly, I just didn’t want to get my hopes up so I put…
Stewart recently put together a video for his grandfather. This video is a guided tour of our homestead done by a handful of my favorite little people. Once finished he sat me down and showed it to me. There were smiles and laughter and those unexplainable mommy happy tears. I hope you enjoy it as…
Our little homestead is in its infancy on our two acres. We have lots of ideas and hopes, but it’s all a process and who knows what it will look like tomorrow, let alone five years from now. We may or may not add a couple of acres for animal pasture, but our current two…
