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Preserving: Sweet Corn
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Continue reading →: Preserving: Sweet CornLast year we didn’t have corn to put in the freezer. After some miscommunication, my sons picked ALL the sweet corn from my in laws patch, most of which was not even close to mature. But this year, we have been able to freeze some for the coming season. The…
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Book Review: JULY
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Continue reading →: Book Review: JULYThis months’ review comes from another church friend. Ashlyn is a young lady with a heart already grounded in Titus 2! She leads by example and shows her joyfilled spirit readily. Let’s meet her! Aslyn is a sophomore in high school. She enjoys singing, baking/cooking, and hanging out with her…
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Daily: JULY
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Continue reading →: Daily: JULYJuly is a full-on preserving month and things are looking pretty good around the garden. Here is one day in our farm life for you to enjoy! The days’ harvest: garlic, echinacea blooms, broccoli, kale, zucchini, green beans, cucumbers, blackberries, and herbs. Our garlic is not as prolific this summer…
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Shell Peas: why take the time?
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Continue reading →: Shell Peas: why take the time?Hi friends! Last year I posted many articles regarding preserving- whatever I was preserving at that time! Check those posts out! This time around, I wanted to tell you the ‘why’ of this process. Pea Pickin’ This morning I got up quite a bit earlier than I usually do and…
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Southfork Homesteading Festival 2025
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Continue reading →: Southfork Homesteading Festival 2025I have been very excited to attend the homesteading festival in Paris, IL. I had hoped to go last summer and it didn’t work out. So, I’ve been planning for a year to go this June. Sweet Husband has given me some beautiful notebooks- I chose to bring this one…
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What Can I Do with 10 Minutes?
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Continue reading →: What Can I Do with 10 Minutes?The days are getting longer. Isn’t it lovely? I am enjoying the sunny evenings. Summer has crept up on me and I am astonished at how quickly time flies… yet again. One thing I have been contemplating much lately has to do with time spent. Am I doing a good…
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Garden Update: midsummer
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Continue reading →: Garden Update: midsummerThis post is a day later than I usually publish, but I’m excited to share some garden progress and growth. The kids have been so much help. We are generally out here daily, weeding, wheel hoeing, or harvesting. It’s important to spend a few minutes in maintenance daily! This is…
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Daily: JUNE
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Continue reading →: Daily: JUNEThis month’s ‘day in the life’ will look a bit different. I’m going to show you a typical Sunday for our family. 7:30 am- leave home and head north one hour to church. We attend a reformed Presbyterian church- the congregation was originally established in 1862. Sweet Husband is a…
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Nourishment: 3 easy add-ins
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Continue reading →: Nourishment: 3 easy add-insI have spoken about whole foods many times on this blog. It is something I truly believe is important and a way in which our bodies are fed and nourished. This keeps us healthy in more than one way. But, sometimes it helps to have a few practical applications in…
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Blackberry Patch
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Continue reading →: Blackberry PatchWe planted blackberries a few years ago… and, to be honest, I did not record the ‘when’ in my gardening journal. Darn! We planted Arapaho berries then. And later, a friend gave us some starts she had been thinning from her patch. Sweet Husband put them along a nice hog…
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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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