April 2015

I’ll Confess, I Like Whipped Spinach

Yes, I will fess up. I whip my spinach. When I first heard of green smoothies, I thought it was a waste of perfectly good (often expensive) fruit. When I came across another friend talking about the ridiculous green shakes, I asked her–quoting a lovingly used phrase of my down-home, southern-boy father–why in tarnation wouldn’t she just […]

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What you need to know before you get chickens

Wondering what you need to know about chickens before you actually GET chickens? There are ten fowl facts everyone should know… DISCLOSURE: This post contains affiliate links. ♥ __________________________ Our first summer on our new homestead, we turned over gardens and planted vegetables and fruit trees. As we approached our second summer, my teen homesteader adopted new additions to

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Savoring the Sweetness of Easter

I love Easter cookies. (Don’t know what “Easter cookies” are? Then definitely keep reading…) But I think all the symbols of this glorious holiday of hope are endearingly meaningful. The fertile bunnies represent our abundant lives in Christ. Miraculous eggs are befitting symbols of new life, both Christ’s resurrected life and our new lives in Him. The newest members on our homestead,

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