• DAILY MUST-HAVES

    DAILY MUST-HAVES

    It is stormy today. I love the rain and dark skies, but they often come with a weather change and headaches. Not my favorite. My Sweet Husband, the kids, and I planted some grass and oat seed in our north chicken pen this morning before the rain, hoping to sprout…

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  • RECAP- No Shop February

    When I started thinking about how to revisit the pantry challenge from February, I wasn’t sure what to write. A friend asked me and so I made some notes, but I’m sure it wouldn’t be all inclusive, no matter what I wrote. Lots of things are ongoing, learning, process, continuation……

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  • HOMEMADE- Pizza Sauce

    HOMEMADE- Pizza Sauce

    It’s a rainy kind of Friday here and I am loving it! For lunch, I made a favorite staple of ours: sourdough deep dish pizza. It’s definitely one we repeat every few weeks. With the pizza comes sauce! And, as I have mentioned, I can our own tomato sauce. This…

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  • READ ALOUDS

    READ ALOUDS

    I wanted to switch gears a bit and graze by the ‘at home’ world with kids. I do homeschool our 3 kiddos, ages 12, 10, and 6. But, even if you don’t, even if your kids are grown but you have grandkids or neighbors, etc… let me tell you some…

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  • HOMEMADE-Yogurt

    HOMEMADE-Yogurt

    So many fun things can be made at home versus buying at the store… and depending on what item you are talking about, it can be a very small amount of ‘hands on’ time for you in the kitchen. I began making our own yogurt a couple of years ago…

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  • MESS AND BEAUTY

    MESS AND BEAUTY

    So daily life. Does it get you excited? When you think of ‘tomorrow’ is it, after all, another day? Or does it hold intrigue? We can very easily forget that each day is a gift. There is a lot of mess, isn’t there? As I have mentioned in another post…

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  • TODAY- February Edition

    This morning, I was thankful to have gotten dishes done last night (some Mondays I am too exhausted to get to them). That meant just getting clean dishes put away. My kids have chores each day/week that they’re responsible for. My two oldest are boys and they alternate weeks with…

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  • HOMEMADE- Bone Broth

    Our weather lately has been sunny and nice!  It isn’t the usual thing to have so much sun in February- I am thankful for it!  The winds can still be chilly, but my kids are loving outside time that isn’t so bundled up.  They have been trying out their new…

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  • COLLECTIONS

    COLLECTIONS

    Recently, I messaged my aunt and mentioned that I loved the motto “an antique in every room.”  I don’t know where I first heard that phrase, but it fits me to a tee!  Some people may classify that as needing large antiques like furniture, mirrors, or chests; others may say…

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  • HOME DAYS

    HOME DAYS

    When you think of the perfect day, what comes to mind?   Being at home is my favorite.  If you ask my family and friends, they will tell you that I could stay home a large percentage of the time and be absolutely content.  Because we live in the country, I…

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Welcome to
Honey and the Hen!

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.