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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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Cleaning Games

  • December 30, 2019
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Thanks for all the kind words on that last blog post. I got a lot of emails and texts, which is always so encouraging! A friend of mine used to…
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A Veil so Thin

  • December 26, 2019
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I know God is trying to teach me something when the same theme comes up over and over again. The week Elias was born, our good friend Avis from church…
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A Favorite Christmas Tradition

  • December 20, 2019
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If you are looking for something to add to your family gathering that brings depth of conversation and insight into each other’s hopes and fears, you should start this! I…
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Sleep Tight Farm

  • December 18, 2019
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One of our favorite farm books is called Sleep Tight Farm. It talks about a family winding down their farm, getting it ready for winter. And just like in the book, we wind everything down for winter hibernation too…
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Shining Bright

  • December 16, 2019
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Our Santa Lucia Day was a winner from start to finish. I took this picture the day before when the girls were both in good moods. Good thing I did,…
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The Magic Maker

  • December 13, 2019
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Here’s a post I wrote when I was newly pregnant with Elsie and Ivar was just over a year old. I was so sick that Christmas and even though I…
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