As you all know, we were considering selling our homestead. We never actually placed it on the market or showed it to anyone. My husband wanted to be sure that the home was perfect before we could show it. He carries much integrity in his craftsmanship. The home was coming along slow and one day […]
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This is very exciting for us to have the homesteading expert, Jackie Clay, rave on our Drying Rack!!!! Read here: Ask Jackie: Homestead Drying Racks (the best drying rack I’ve ever used!)May 24th, 2012 by Jackie ClayThe last clothes drying rack I bought was a lightweight affair. True, I did need a place to dry
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Fashion or Old Fashioned? Homesteaders are like pioneers. While the rest of society is marching to the beat of pop culture, we are marching out to the barn to milk the family cow. My husband and I were public-schooled and had the opportunity to be caught up in the popularity contest of fashions and fads. We
Mark and the boys have been collecting sap from the trees again this year to make maple syrup. It is always an exciting time for the entire family, watching a clear watery substance that you can tap out of a tree turns to a golden colored syrup. Many hours of collecting and cooking down. We
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For those of you who are praying for Molly, we are so thankful. Things have progressed for her. We did many labs including another microalbumin. A normal person is supossed to be less than 30 and she has slowly been rising over the last 8 months. In the beginning of February she was 94 and
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I have been so thankful for the timing of God. It is never late. With all the medical issues that have come up with Molly and Mikey, we NEED my husband home! So far, he has been able to get about 10 rack orders and it is keeping him busy at home instead of out
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When you try so hard at something for so long, there is a measure of yourself tied up in the effort. The news of defeat feels like a part of you withers away. You know you did everything you could, but when it is all said and done, you know your efforts were not in
Last evening Mark came home from work and saw his bowl of soup sitting on the table ready to go. The first thing he said was, “What did you put in that soup, beets?” Of course I did. I decided to make a Super Red Soup that is antioxidant rich. I know, it is a
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UPDATE ON MOLLY:Oh how thankful I am to have all of you in my life, praying in one accord for our daughter’s healing. I believe that your prayers have done wonders for her already. The past few days, I have had her laying down on the couch resting, while I was preparing all of these
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Lately, we have found out that our daughter Molly is very sick. Her kidneys are getting worse and worse to the point of worry. She carries a weight no child should have to carry. Her condition is very rare. Kidney disease is a complication of diabetes usually much later in life, due to uncontrolled blood
