I sat in my truck and silently wept… Yep. I did. And for a lady that never really cries my emotions got the best of me. As I sat there trying to hide my falling tears, from Jax (who was happily singing in the back seat) behind my large-framed sunglasses, a gust of wind blew a…
Dear Amanda- A Letter to the Stranger That Changed Our Lives
Dear Amanda, How can I ever repay you for your generosity? How can I even put into words what you have done for my family? I remember receiving your email like it was yesterday… As a matter of fact, I remember every moment down to the last detail. I had prayed before bed, as I…
Why We Grow/Raise Our Own Food- America is Failing
CANCER… Enough said. Okay- just kidding. There’s lots to be said. There’s also heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, & many more leading causes of death in the U.S. (source). Most that can be changed from a simple task. Changing the way America eats. Going back to our roots when these diseases existed but were almost non-existent…
Giving Up: I Quit. I’m Done.
Okay…maybe quitting is a bit of an exaggeration. But, sometimes there are days (like today) in this lifestyle where I just want to give up. Quit. Be done. Behind the scenes, behind the good days, behind the reasons we homestead– there comes a time when I just want to give up. There are many sleepless nights where…
Take a Tour of Our New Homestead
Well, friends. We made it- as you know if you follow us on Facebook. As much as I would like to say the journey was easy… it wasn’t. And building a farm right after moving- that’s not easy either. But, this is the life we have chosen. We want our children to grow up being…
Homestead Aspirations for 2015
I don’t like to use the term ‘goals’ here… Although the definition of aspiration technically is a goal- I prefer to use aspirations. Why? Because homesteading is A LOT of work. Non-stop. Every day. Rain or shine. Hot or freezing. You see, us homesteaders are always working- no matter what. And that in itself is…
Best of Moving a Homestead – P.S. We’re Moving!
It happened. It finally happened… Something else besides Mountain Man has made my skirt fly up. To new dimensions. We found our forever home(stead). Say whaaaaat?!?! We have currently been renting our homestead for three years. Yep. Three years. We have been going back-and-forth between wanting to buy the place we rent to not wanting to…
5 Reasons To Have A Cow On The Homestead
By: Jenna from The Flip Flop Barnyard, Contributing Writer We are very fortunate to have recently acquired a family milk cow. Her name is Gertie and I just love her. What she brings to our homestead and offers to my family is just priceless. I see owning a cow on the homestead is a such…
