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
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Some Big Changes
I’ve found that with every endeavor that I’ve gotten involved in, I always have times of reflection as to how to proceed. Sometimes I decide to stick it out. Sometimes, I feel that changes are needed. Ever since around Christmas time, I’ve wondered if I am going about this blog […]