Recently I had a friend visit us at our home. Josiah was being his typical, three year old, misbehaving self. I had disciplined him several times already during their visit. I was getting tired. So the next time Josiah misbehaved and didn't listen, my friend yelled him. Not a big, forceful yell, but definitely enough... Continue Reading →
A couple days ago I wrote about my struggles with postpartum depression and the triumphs I have over coming it. Today, I have to share my true key, my secret remedy, my magic potion for dealing with postpartum and quite frankly all depression. My village people, y'all! I have an amazing group of people who... Continue Reading →
On Halloween day there was no school (woohoo!!) so a good friend and her son came to visit the farm. Our boys due dates were exactly a week apart. While neither arrived when they were scheduled to, they are now good buddies. Two two-year-olds...oy! But we had a great time catching up, eating yummy desserts... Continue Reading →
Howdy Y'all! I just wanted to share a bit about my weekend. I had a GREAT weekend. Don't you love when those happen? When everything just works out. Having our crazy life of work-farm-kids-family-church-stuff, it often happens that we are just to busy to enjoy. But this weekend, I got to enjoy and it... Continue Reading →
This past week had a few more frustrating moments then I like to have. Nothing major, just small things, but they were adding up fast. So as it is Monday, a new week, a new beginning I want to review some of the GOOD moments of the last couple days. Start fresh with a happy... Continue Reading →
On Saturday evening, our family visited some good friends for dinner. They had recently shared some very good news with us, so we needed to celebrate! It was so nice to get together for adult conversation (and beverages) and still be able to bring the kiddos. For dinner we made homemade pizza, one with pepperoni... Continue Reading →
Harvesting Roots 