From Karen

Sometimes, I like to share things from my heart, new projects about which I’m excited, or something that fascinated me. This is where you can find those.

From Karen

2021 A Year on the Homestead in Review – 2022 What’s Coming

WeIl, it’s January 1, 2022, and I’m sitting at my desk thinking back over last year on our new homestead and considering this new year that we’re facing.  Normally by this time I would have all of my plans in place and started working toward (and purchasing for) their implementation.  […]

From Karen

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from My family to yours!  I’m going to take this week off from blogging, so you can expect more great content as we prepare for 2022. I want to encourage you as we all prepare for Saturday to remember that Christmas isn’t about a jolly old elf or […]

From Karen

The Last Two Week’s Discoveries and Lessons From the Farm

So these past two weeks on the farm were still a lot of work.  My back has been bothering me, so my kids have picked up much of the slack.  But while I’m trying to take care of myself, my children and I have made several really amazing discoveries and […]

From Karen

10 Lessons We Learned Our First Week in the Country

Some of you may have been wondering where I’ve been over the past two weeks.  So a week ago last Saturday, we moved into our home in the country.  This week, we’ve been at our denominational leadership gathering.  Both events have had me a bit over a barrel.  It didn’t […]

From Karen, Preparing Our Homestead

Update from the Farm

Do you dream of having your own plot of land one day?  Maybe even a farm? One that you can homestead?  A place where you can grow much of your own food?  Having land where you can husband animals, where kids can run, where you have a little bit of […]

From Karen, Preparing Our Homestead

Dreams Really Do Come True – A Tour of Our New Farm

In your heart of hearts, what’s your dream?  You know, that dream that you haven’t told anyone – except maybe your husband or your best friend.  That dream that you’ve held close for a long time and hardly dared to whisper it for fear it wouldn’t come true.  Well, dreams […]

From Karen

What a Dream Can Do – The Journey of A Year Without the Grocery Store

Dreams More than three years ago, I had a dream.  I thought about writing a book.  A lot of people dream about it.  Perhaps you’ve dreamed about it.  But I didn’t do that on my own. I wanted to take a class that walked me through writing my book step […]

From Karen

While the World is Going Crazy. . . A Message From My Heart

I know a lot of the posts lately, have been geared more toward gardening.  While gardening is what I’m learning a LOT about right now, it’s also been good because I’ve had several guest posts about it.  I wanted to let you all know what is going on in my […]

From Karen

This is a Hard Time for Everyone – My Free Gift To You

So during tonight’s Bible study via Zoom, I was challenged to figure out how I could help people during this crisis.  Because I’m a Christian, I feel the need to help others.  As Matthew 5:16 says, “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works […]

From Karen

Change Comes to Everything Nothing Ever Stays the Same

Everything comes with change.  Whether it’s a new year coming along or a child getting a driver’s license or starting a new garden.  Nothing ever stays the same.  Everything has a season of beginning and ending.  My daughter recently asked me whether or not I would be happy when all […]