Our family loves to read. We read several times throughout the day as a family and independently. I have older children read to younger children and younger children read to older children, all of us read together and so forth. However, I have found that we tend to get tired of reading the same thing […]
A Look into Our FarmLife…
November 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our lives are centered around our farm.. if for no other reason than farm life pretty much takes a ton of time. Then because it is our income, our bread and butter, the bacon… or in our case beef. Our entire family is a part of our farm chores, from driving tractors, to working on equipment, […]
DIY Crafting Your Own Floral Wreath for less than $25
November 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
I love wreathes, but I hate the prices of those that are premade. Even though I love them, in the past I have only had one for winter/Christmas. However, this year I stepped out and made a gorgeous fall wreath. To make a wreath similar to this, you will need: 12 inch Straw Covered Styrofoam […]
Silver Lining Thankfulness
October 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
As we approach Thanksgiving, I am remembering the reasons to be Thankful this year. Recent: Over the last month all of my children have been sick at one time or another. The thing is, that well, I get to stay up with the sickies. I find it a privilege to be the one that God […]
Signs of Autumn for Homeschool Families~Includes a free Autumn Scavenger Hunt
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We have entered October, and for many that means we are surrounded by signs of Autumn. If you haven’t been surrounded yet, you probably will be shortly. In our area, Kansas, we don’t have as many of the coloring leaves and such, but we do see lots of changes in the rural farm areas. We […]
Fall Field Trip Frenzy
September 29, 2011 by 5 Comments
Every fall it is like this…field trip opportunities abound. This year though, it has been a little busier then the last couple. We have been to a homeschool fun day, the eye doctor four times, State Fair two times, Wild Life and Parks day, Peace Treaty Pageant, Farm helping too many times to count (from […]
Fall Party Fun
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Hot Guy and I have discussed having one of those big BBQs at our home for several years, however we never got around to it, until Sunday evening. This wasn’t as big as we have thought we would do, but we had a lot of fun, and well, 24 children running around is kind […]
mother, christian, wife, woman, child of God. It is about my life as a farmer’s wife, as a cook, a baker, a nurse, a teacher, a woodworker, a housekeeper, a farmer (yep, I drive tractors, pick up hay bales, and other farm duties), a gardener. So, what you read here, is me, as a transparent sometimes hot headed, passionate, and opinionated person.
