you are sacred
The Sky broke Crimson in the evening, with wisps of golden light illuminating the pasture. Purple blooms glowed softly alongside brilliant gold, warm ivory, and a full spectrum of green played amongst the ground, whispering in the wind a gentle embrace rising up from the earth to cradle a tender heart. I knelt close…
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Find Joy. Take the less traveled road. Seek Balance. Breathe Deep. Seize the Moment. Eat Well, Be Well. Play Outside. Create. Dive In.
Read MorePhoto Credit: Caleb Snobl The sweet smell of warm milk mingles with the sharpness of manure and straw. The damp earth releases moisture as my feet press into it. The quiet around me is dotted with notes of songbirds calling out to one another. The air is usually cool, but today it is more…
Read MoreHappy 4th of July! Independence Day strikes a chord in my homesteader’s heart. It is today that we celebrate the independent spirit that is the undercurrent of our country. It was independence that gave courage strong to our founding fathers to stand and fight for what they believed in. This is what makes America great.…
Read MoreA simple celebration of kindred hearts and the miraculous journey that is life. A breakfast picnic is just a fabulous way to start the day. Strong smooth, vanilla essenced coffee, black with just the lightest splash of creamy almond milk is the perfect compliment to fresh picked, sunshine ripened strawberries, still just a touch cool…
Read MoreNut and seed butters can be a tasty treat and a healthful addition to a nourishing diet. Full of good for heart and soul oils, fats, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and proteins, they not only taste lovely, they are deeply satisfying. Store-bought versions can be laced with copious amounts of refined sugars, preservatives, and additives, as…
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Perhaps it is the way the morning mist gently gave way to softly nudging light through the windows this morning that makes me pause reflective before diving into the week. It is the quiet of the morning hours as I watch chickens dutifully and tirelessly comb the lawn and gardens for tasty intruders, that I…
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Oh my Heavens!!!!!! I wanted to give you a quick little update on the Strawberry Almond Milk Recipe I have anxiously been saving with a bookmark here on the homestead, until my strawberry patch was bountiful. All I can say is, “RUN, DON’T WALK TO THE KITCHEN AND GET YOUR ALMONDS SOAKING!!!!!!!!” IT IS…
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Spring has sprung around here in this part of our little country life. We have been busy tilling, planting, weeding, cleaning coops, and making room for new additions to the homestead. Lots of excitement I thought I would share with you!!!! Surprise!!! Mama Banty Hen with three new little chicks that she hatched and…
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…….. I can begin to exhale. Hello folks, I have missed you. I took a very unexpected blogging hiatus, never expecting it to last this long! Let me just say, that growing a child, cultivating a soul, a constant weeding and watering, pouring your heart into another and watching them bloom and produce fruit of…
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