This farm lesson was a first for me. And hopefully an only. This happened last month. We were about to leave for church, and we were actually going to be on time for Sunday school for the first time in a while. Buuuuuuuuuut… There was a chicken in our van. Yep. A real, live hen … Continue reading A Chicken and a Van
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Daily Bread
My daughter and I have been on a sourdough journey since last November. I had a major surgery November 30, 2023, followed by a 12-week recovery. It was supposed to be eight weeks, but complications slowed down the process. It was a long road. Part of that trek involved watching a lot of shorts on … Continue reading Daily Bread
Brickwork Facades (originally written November 6, 2023)
I learned something about brick recently. Something I never thought possible. And for anyone who builds houses or is familiar with construction and engineering, I suppose this would be fairly obvious. But for me, it just wasn’t. That’s not the world in which I live, so I was pretty clueless. But it makes sense now … Continue reading Brickwork Facades (originally written November 6, 2023)
A Relentless Chasing (originally written May 19, 2023)
Blessings. We all want them.We pray for them. We desire them. We hope for them. But how do we receive them? Is it something given us by happenstance, a fluke, a turn of the tables, or how we played our own cards? Or is it something else? From where do blessings flow? James 1:17 says, … Continue reading A Relentless Chasing (originally written May 19, 2023)
Built on the Rock
Over the last several months, we’ve been riding a storm. I’ve mostly kept silent on this platform about it because words have so often failed me anytime I have begun to endeavor to write about what we’ve been experiencing. Words, sometimes, just aren’t enough to express everything I’m feeling, and even if they were, I … Continue reading Built on the Rock
Beautifully Broken
Years ago, before the farm, before everything in my life fell apart, I had this handpoured, hand painted porcelain teacup that sat on the sill of my kitchen window. My great grandmother was the potter and the painter. I never knew her, but I knew of her. She made her own pottery, painted it, and … Continue reading Beautifully Broken
I Will Build an Altar
Killdeer is still doing great. I can see no signs of infection, illness, or fever in her. She is eating, drinking, and behaving normally. She is getting on the milk stand twice a day, and though we are dumping her milk for seven days due to the antibiotics in her system, I am thankful she … Continue reading I Will Build an Altar
Who Am I, God, that You Would Love Me?
I’ve been (more than a little) nervous each morning as I’ve walked to the pasture to let the girls out of the barn. “What if…” scenarios have filled my heart and mind as I’ve made the trek to the garage to put on my pink rubber boots, through the exterior garage door to the backyard, … Continue reading Who Am I, God, that You Would Love Me?
The God Who Hears, part 2
We serve an amazing, holy, powerful God! I am floored. In awe. Amazed. I stand in wonder, and all I can do is praise His name. Since Saturday morning, after Killdeer’s traumatic kidding event, she had not been acting right. First, she wouldn’t leave the barn. No matter what I did, I could not convince … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 2
The God Who Hears, part 1
Our first day of kidding season was both beautiful and hard. I woke up to discover that my yearling Maggie was in labor. Now, it was not my intent to breed this goat, but my buck had other ideas. And on one particular day about 145 days ago, he jumped his enclosure - electric fence … Continue reading The God Who Hears, part 1
Blessed Roots Farmstead 