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Winter Homemaking: January
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Continue reading →: Winter Homemaking: JanuaryWelcome to 2026! I always enjoy seeing what newness I may add to each year in addition to what I am already seeking to keep moving along with. For instance, in my last post, you may have seen that 2025 was ‘soapmaking’ year for me. I had decided I wanted…
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A Year in Review-2025
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Continue reading →: A Year in Review-2025Happy New Year! It is amazing how quickly the years fly by. I am very thankful for so many wonderful things that happened in 2025. There are always ups and downs in our lives and we can trust God with the whys. Let’s look back on 2025 on the farm.…
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Book Review: DECEMBER
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Continue reading →: Book Review: DECEMBERThis is our last book review of 2025! I have enjoyed this little series and I hope you have as well. My 11 year old wanted to do one last review with his second favorite book of the year. Here we go! Roll of Thunder, Here My Cry Tell us…
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Holiday Book Basket
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Continue reading →: Holiday Book BasketIs it snowing at your house? We are one week away from Christmas Eve with snow on the ground and rain coming. But that’s ok with me. It is still cozy. This is just a quick book project idea for you and your household. When I think of the word…
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Winter Homemaking: December
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Continue reading →: Winter Homemaking: DecemberThis title may make you think of the picturesque, lovely photos… and I hope to include some of those here as well… but I am also going to be very honest and say some days the mess is much more obvious than the beauty. December brings many things with it…
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Book Review: NOVEMBER
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Continue reading →: Book Review: NOVEMBERWhat fun! I wasn’t even looking to get book reviews for the last two months of the year and my kids stepped up and asked if they could do it! My 14 year old helped my 8 year old with this review. Let’s see what they have to say… ANNE…
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GO- winter ready vehicle
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Continue reading →: GO- winter ready vehicleI grew up in the south where winters weren’t as cold, relatively speaking, but where ice was the precipitation of choice. In the Midwest, we experience all seasons, too. I am so thankful for this throughout the year! But, with each season comes preparedness in some way or another. With…
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HOME: Christmas Gift Ideas
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Continue reading →: HOME: Christmas Gift IdeasLast year I did a series of handmade gift ideas near the Christmas season (links below!). Most of them were perfect for the colder weather. But this year I wanted to do a post on store bought items that are either on my wish list or ones I already love…
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A Whole Bird: how to enjoy
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Continue reading →: A Whole Bird: how to enjoyEven though I entitled this post with the word ‘bird’, I mean chicken or turkey. I’ve not yet cooked a duck or goose! But this method should work well, in most areas, with either bird. This method is for cooking the entire bird at once versus cutting it into parts…
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Putting the Garden to Bed
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Continue reading →: Putting the Garden to BedIt is November. How can the years continue to go by so quickly? Some days seem to crawl. But as fall gets chillier and the frost comes in, the time has come for this gardener to put her garden to bed. Some people garden for several seasons, but this hasn’t…
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Currently I don’t have any bees (or honey). We do have meat chickens now – yay!
And we also recently purchased 20 laying pullets. I live with my Sweet Husband and 3 kids in Central Illinois. I love homesteading, homemaking, and homeschooling. We are thankful to be saved by grace in Jesus and seek to follow Him and His Word. I am originally from Tennessee and one of six children, using much of my upbringing in what I do and love now. I enjoy learning, growing, and keeping my home with enthusiasm as unto the Lord. We garden and hope to raise more of our own food as we can. Thanks for stopping by!
Disclaimer I feel I need to add this here. All opinions given are my own. Try, prepare, experiment anything on my blog at your own risk. I am no professional.
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