Thoughts and skills from the later seasons of life. Because slowing down doesn’t mean stopping—it means living with intention, grace, and deep joy.
Living on a Little: What Laura Ingalls and Life Taught Me About Faith and Frugality Senior Homesteading | The Biblical Homestead “We are living on a little, and enjoying it.”— Laura Ingalls Wilder, “Living on a Little,” Missouri Ruralist, 1921 There’s something about Laura’s words …
Cornbread for Cereal – and Other Forgotten Mornings Some mornings at the homestead are nothing short of a time slip. Today, for instance, my youngest padded in from the barn with hay on his sleeves and a grin on his face, asking, “Did you save …
There’s a certain rhythm to spring on the homestead.It doesn’t arrive all at once.Not here. Not where the winters hold on a little longer, and the ground takes its sweet time waking up. We still have a few mounds of snow lingering in the shadows …
Journal from the Homestead “When the Blessing Hisses Back” It’s week five of maple season here on the homestead. When we tapped those first trees and hauled in the earliest buckets of sap, it felt fresh and exciting—like the earth itself was waking up again, …