I have some updates for you all. The Amish ladies came to help me can the 350 pounds of meat yesterday. They knew that I could not do this even with my children’s help. That is what real love is and how community works. We lay down our own plans, our own desires to help […]
For our cow… We ended up getting the vet out for the second time after another jersey farmer and her husband recommended that we get testing done as to our cows underlying illness that caused the cancer. This is important to find out because it could be a virus that spreads to our other animals
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Yesterday turned into a nightmare for me! It started out great. I had breakfast ready at 5 am for the kids. We had to get school done before 9 am, so we started at 7 am and got through math, english and some bible reading. Fridays are the only days, I will use for half
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We get very cold winters here! It can get well below zero and with wind chills that can bite your skin! The children are excited for the snow. Last evening it snowed so they tried to sled on the hill out back. It was the wet type of snow so it wasn’t ideal, but they
Since many of you have asked about what happened to me or us, I thought I would share our story.In 2006 we moved to Cane Creek (Pleasantville, TN). Mark had a job transfer to middle Tennessee so since we knew about No Greater Joy ministries we decided to visit that area to see if we
We just witnessed our new calf (heifer) being born. The children were all watching as the little creature plopped into our world all wet and slimy. What a great experience for them. I got it all on film so I can add it to our spring version of Homesteading for Beginners. We are so excited
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Getting back to the basics and returning to the land is something our family of seven has been able to do. My husband and I were brought up in the city and had no experience with country living. When we first got married, all I knew how to cook was macaroni and cheese from a
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Last weekend I took photos at my cousins wedding. So many wedding dresses today are so immodest. I feel it is great to have one that covers your body more but is really pretty. My mother brought us two white pretty dresses for the girls from another family. They were pretty and very long. My
We had a wonderful day yesterday with other believers at our Homestead. Our palomino Appaloosa horse arrived yesterday and his is gorgeous. Someone was giving this horse to a good home for free. I would love to train him for buggy riding to also add to our animal husbandry dvd. I think it is needful
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Yesterday I was at an Amish wedding for the day. I have been to them before, but this time I really tried to pay close attention to how they do their weddings. An Amish wedding is an event that they plan in a short time. They have a courting period where the young man visits
