When You Finally See “Waiting” for What it is
Waiting. I’ve been drowning in “waiting” for a year’s worth of seasons.
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Inspiration
12 Things to do With Fall Leaves
I’m always somber this time of year; sad to see summer fading. To get out of my funk, I focus on the vibrant beauty that next month will bring and think of things to do with autumn leaves. DISCLOSURE: This post contains affiliate links. ♥ While I realize that Sweet Summer can only offer a few more stray weekends
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Hope and Growth
She and I were longing for hope. This week, we found it everywhere. And we’ve grown. I sometimes felt God’s face was far from us the recent, difficult months. But I learned that He wanted us to grow by seeing his hope in other’s faces, in prayers and gifts of friends, and even where I
Beauty in the Sorrow (verses when your child is sick)
As a parent, we know there will be pain and difficulty in our child’s life that we can’t fix, but there are some encouraging verses that give hope when your child is sick or in pain. I spent many hours shedding puffy-eyed tears while Jordyn suffered through intense pain this week that I can’t take
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Celebrating Teens’ Independence
I became the new owner of the most amazing old treasure at our library book sale. It’s dusty. It’s huge. It’s a tome of words… a dictionary printed in 1920. A daughter sauntered over to me as I perused the historical fiction table and announced I had to see THIS. She knew I’d love
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Making an Old Farmhouse Home
Would you like to increase your home’s value? In your own eyes? In the eyes of your children? Surprisingly, all that’s sometimes needed is a little distance… There’s a story I love to tell about the house with golden windows. (I’m not just a crazy chicken lady and homesteading homeschool mom; I’m also a professional storyteller, so I
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A Modern Homesteader Remembers When Homesteading Wasn’t a Choice
“Homesteading” today is almost a flashy “new” thing. Some folks who are longing to be “homesteaders” are dreaming of saving money and purchasing all the right equipment. Planning what they can do to be “prepared” and “ready” to homestead. Doing it all “the right way” so when they purchase a homestead things go smoothly. But
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Repeat as needed, paraphrase often
It’s been a tough week. One of my toughest in 46 years.
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By Faith, Till the Work is Done
Since my first child was born, I have treasured our Easter family traditions. Indeed, Easter is my favorite holiday. So it seemed odd to me that our farm’s one-year anniversary fell on Easter Sunday. Almost sacrilegious. Easter: my most treasured holiday, filled with priceless memories. A taped oven door, holding in the resurrection cookies (delicious, hollow,
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Your Child’s Small Interests Can Make a Big Impact
Encouraging a child… there are no short cuts. If I had realized how true that was many years ago when I encouraged a daughter to dream big with little Artist Trading Cards, I may never have encouraged her at all. If I knew then that I would invest–and still am investing–more hours than I could have imagined
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