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Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for f Today is Rory’s birthday! He is a champion for family, for holistic living, farming and good food, for his deep faith in the kingdom work of Jesus. And for kwik trip donuts.
My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
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Winter on the Farm

  • February 11, 2022
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We have made it to February! Wintertime is one big mind-game for me. I really love it at the beginning. And I love parts of it all the way through.…
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Newsletter – Winter 2022

  • February 9, 2022
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The latest newsletter is shipping this week. It’s our largest yet, you won’t be disappointed. I wrote over 4,000 words myself.. guess I had something to say about the last…
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Study Guide Project

  • January 6, 2022
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I am looking for a few young people to help me test drive a new curriculum I am developing for my book, Durable Trades. Each student will receive a free copy of Durable Trades and participate…
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Bach and the Family Economy

  • January 5, 2022
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A friend recently gave me a set of CD’s for homeschool. Each one shares about the life of a famous composer woven together with their music. I am completely captivated…
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A Durable Year

  • December 9, 2021
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It was a year ago that Rory’s book was published and one year later, he still has a steady stream of interviews and articles going out into the world. His…
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Callie Whiskers

  • December 7, 2021
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There once was a mom who was backing out of her garage to meet a friend for dinner. This was exciting…this mom rarely does something like this and the thought…
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