Tag: amish community

  • Things I’ve Learned about Homesteading

    During my homestead journey, I’m so lucky to have the Amish to learn from .. because really, who does it better? Things I’ve learned recently: ~ We eat what we have instead of what we just have a hankering for… I was talking to the Mom neighbor and she was telling me that she got…

  • Wake Up Little Susie

    You ever get stuck? You kinda forget yourself for a bit? That’s been my recent journey. Honestly, I thought I was busy… I thought I was doing things. Slowly, my house was getting uncluttered… groceries were still in the fridge… clothes were clean and in the closet. But somewhere along the way, I FORGOT who…

  • All Good Things

    This past week has been a good one… lots of homesteading and cooking from scratch. I’m honing in on what exactly I want my blog to look like and I’ve decided I’m going to start posting pictures as well. So bear with me as I figure out how to do that. I want the cute…

  • Enjoying the Life God Gave Me

    As I sit here in the dark of night, on my 46th birthday, I’m pondering all of the great things that have become part of my life and how life isn’t anything like what I thought I wanted. Growing up we lived in shiny new houses and bought new things. I enjoyed this and when…

  • Noodles Anyone?

    Chemo is weird… things hurt my stomach sometimes with rhyme or reason. Some days I’m just in bed most of the day… I’m awake, just horizontal. Luckily my kids are older and this is just life right now. To help avoid all of this from happening, I’ve started on a new food journey. I started…

  • Hello WORLD!

    Hello WORLD!

    It has been a year since I first got the notion to homestead. It has taken me a year of reading and research and building up my courage to take on this daunting task… BUT I did it! I am now homesteading… and homeschooling… and we are blessed and living our best lives. We live…