Category: Lifestyle

  • Homemaking and Preparing for the Holidays

    Homemaking and Preparing for the Holidays

    Homemaking and Preparing for the Holidays: A Guide to Creating a Warm, Joyful Home As the holiday season approaches, there’s an undeniable sense of excitement and anticipation in the air. It’s a time for family, tradition, and reflection, but it also requires a bit of planning and preparation to make…

  • How Our Family Prepares for Saturday Sabbath

    How Our Family Prepares for Saturday Sabbath

    **Disclaimer, this blog was created in no place of judgement of others or their beliefs. It was written to share how our family celebrates Shabbat according to scripture.  Growing up Dylan and I both attended Christian churches that worshiped on Sunday. As we’ve grown older and read scripture together we’ve…

  • We hosted our first foraging medical class and here’s how it went!

    We hosted our first foraging medical class and here’s how it went!

    On May 25, 2024, we opened our homestead to host a “Foraging Wild Medicinals Class”. We ended up having around 30 participants come from all over the state of Indiana. We were blown away to hear how far some of them drove!  It was beautiful to hear their why, as…

  • Experiencing a Miscarriage & Processing Grief

    Experiencing a Miscarriage & Processing Grief

    Disclaimer the things written in this post come from my own personal experience. Each person is different and processes grief differently. Each miscarriage is different as well.  In honor of the precious little feet that didn’t get the chance to walk through our garden. May you rest easy little one,…

  • The Power of Our Words and Why What We Say Matters!

    The Power of Our Words and Why What We Say Matters!

    Over the last year I’ve come to the realization that our words have power. You can research and see the different experimental studies that have been done on plants. An individual will verbally speak to two identical plants. The plant that has negative things spoken to it dies, while the…

  • Why Does it Feel like God has Abandoned Me..

    Why Does it Feel like God has Abandoned Me..

    Some photos used in this blog post were created by and belong to Kevin Carden. He’s a fabulous artist and I highly recommend you check out his work.  How many times do we go through the struggles of life and feel like God/Yahweh has abandoned us? When the things we…

  • Homemaking with Christ at the Center

    Homemaking with Christ at the Center

    It can be hard, living in society today that promotes the thought that, “women need to have a career to be successful or women need to have a certain degree to be worth something.” I know not everyone feels that society says that, but I do. It makes it hard…

  • When Life gets Rough | Put it in the Basket

    When Life gets Rough | Put it in the Basket

    As we live and grow in this thing, we call life. We often experience joy, laughter and happiness but there are also times of hardship and difficulties. Seasons where we just want to give up. Where we just don’t want to carry on anymore. These are the seasons I like…

  • Creating a Prayer Space | War Room

    Creating a Prayer Space | War Room

    Prayer is referenced so many times in scripture. The word “prayer” alone is referenced at least 127 times. The word “pray” is mentioned at least 2,164 times.  It’s important! Yeshua/Jesus shows us how to pray in Luke 11. He warns us in Matthew 6 to be mindful how we pray. “But…

  • Lessons Our Kids Have Learned Since Becoming Homestead Kids

    Lessons Our Kids Have Learned Since Becoming Homestead Kids

    Homestead kids are children who grow up on a homestead or farm where they learn practical skills and valuable life lessons. These kids are often surrounded by animals, gardens, and fields, allowing them to gain an appreciation for nature and sustainability. Homesteading also teaches kids the importance of hard work,…