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
Super Reds and Greens Read More »
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
Update for Molly (Faith of a Child) Read More »
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
Everyone has a story to tell. Life is like an empty book, and as life unfolds, chapters are added. Most families have photographs that they have taken through the years. It is like a trip down memory lane as you pick up each old photo. You remember all wonderful or funny things that happened. We
Writing Stories With My Family~What a Blessing! Read More »
Chapter Three Green Beans and Amish Bonnets The garden was in and the little family waited to see signs of growth. Everyday the children would run out to check for green beans to pick. Daddy was out every evening tending and weeding that big garden. Living next to some low land, the mosquitoes would
Chapter Three of Our Homestead Adventure Read More »
Chapter Two First Spring on the Homestead Soon enough, Daddy was back to work on the old house, with Miles at his side. Pounding and sawing and more dust. When the drywall started to go in, the dust covered the entire second floor and Mamma was not in the least bit happy. The children
Chapter Two of Our Homestead Adventure Read More »
I started writing stories for the kids about our memories on the homestead. Hope you enjoy reading it to your kids, too. Pictured above is our very first homestead. Mark is working with Miles when he was only two years old.Chapter OneHome in the CountryNot so long ago, and not really far from here, there
First Chapter of Our Homestead Adventure Read More »
When I reflect on the year of 2011, I can see so many hard times but so much we learned through them. Last evening as I sat crying and telling Mark all about these trials. Trials after trials, things that seem bigger than life sometimes. Then I started looking back to my whole life, a
Hope in Hard Times Read More »
There is much debate online about waterbath verses pressure canning, especially with “low acid” foods. My experience has been through the Amish. They do not have internet, nor do they know about most of the books out there that talk about the canning process. This has been a process they have handed down through centuries
Water Bath Canning Read More »