A journal from a simpler place — where thoughts are steeped in gratitude, stories are hand-written by life, and each post is another step on the slow road home.
Let’s just go ahead and get this part out of the way: yes, I willingly and happily rub beef fat on my face. I know. Sounds a little crazy in today’s world of 17-step skincare routines, mystery serums, and lotion bottles with ingredient lists longer …
“If enough of us would take time to live a simple, wholesome life, it would do more for the country than all the legislation in the world.”— Laura Ingalls Wilder There are moments when the noise of the world rises like a flood — headlines, …
From The Biblical Homestead There’s a certain kind of quiet that falls over a homestead when you’ve managed to accomplish something ancient with your own two hands. No gadgets. No blinking lights. Just you, your goat’s milk, a cooler full of towels and hot water …
🎥 What Stirred This Post I was outside today, filming some B-roll for a YouTube video — just a few quiet clips around our barnyard. And though I’ve spent the majority of my life advocating for gratefulness in whatever the Lord provides — not just …
By Liyah | The Biblical Homestead We planted them with good intentions—three different raspberry patches, each in their own little spot across the homestead. I remember the joy when we set them in the ground, each one full of promise. But life happened. Full days …
🔥 A Love Story with the Wood Cookstove There are many tools in my kitchen I love. My mixing bowls. My flour sifter. A few well-worn cast iron skillets. But none are as central—or as complex—as my wood cookstove. It isn’t just the most needed …
Category: Faith and Everyday Life Some days you wake up and there’s just a quiet hum of heaviness in your spirit. Not despair. Not defeat. Just… humdrum. Down, but not out. Today is one of those days. Last week was a whirlwind. A harried, prayer-filled, …
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 …
When Wisdom Sat Next Door Sometimes while I’m standing at my kitchen sink, mechanically washing my dishes, my hands soaking in the warmth of the wash water, my thoughts drift back to the 1970s — not to my own life exactly, but to the people …
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 …