Wow! Another year has passed. Each year brings more joy, hardship, pleasure, tears, fun and deep love. This year has been a roller coaster for sure, but we're still on the ride! 2019 was not all roses and butterflies. The Stammeyer Farmstead saw some major challenges. In January, I checked into an intensive outpatient mental... Continue Reading →
I've found I'm repeating many posts from the end of last year, but I like that! I love traditions. I like that I'm able to prove this to myself. We are making these traditions for our family, and making them important! We have continued our Four Gifts with our children throughout the year. The four... Continue Reading →
A while back I wrote on a few holiday projects I had been working on and wanted to update those and add some more! But before I get into all that, we got a little snow today, but the sun in note out and do are the children and animals! So here are a couple... Continue Reading →
As we all know Christmas is around the corner! And this year, as we prepare to welcome a new baby in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I've been trying to get ready early!! Plus, we had a good amount of snow here in Northeastern Iowa recently, and the white world has got me in the spirit!... Continue Reading →
As a small child my favorite decorations for Christmas were our stockings. I always thought they were the most beautiful stockings out of anyone's I'd ever seen. And they are pretty special! My mom hand crossed-stitched each stocking with a beautiful image and our names. Mine has a vintage looking Santa. My sister has a... Continue Reading →
Harvesting Roots 