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.
(From the Hearth) The story was passed on to me, not in a book or a museum — but over kitchen tables, worn photo albums, and memories shared with soft smiles. Jim and Marge were already well into their married life by the early 1920s.They …
(Journal from the Homestead) For decades now, we as people have been trying to fill a void that only Jesus can fill. We work harder.We decorate better.We schedule fuller.We perform, and impress, and strive — believing that if we just do enough, have enough, become …
🧹 Sweeping the Floor, Sweeping the Heart (Scripture in the Ordinary) There’s something about sweeping that has never lost its place in daily life. It’s one of the oldest tasks there is—gathering the dust, brushing away the crumbs, clearing the path with nothing but a …
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, …