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It’s the Small Things…

By Jen Sharpin 1 Comment

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… 

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Filed Under: Homestead Reflections, Homesteading, Raising Kids

Dear Amanda- A Letter to the Stranger That Changed Our Lives

By Jen Sharpin 6 Comments

Dear Amanda, A Letter to the Stranger that Changed Our Lives | The Easy Homestead (.com)

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… 

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Why We Grow/Raise Our Own Food- America is Failing

By Jen Sharpin 16 Comments

Why we grow/raise our own food | The Easy Homestead (.com)

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… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Homestead Reflections, Homesteading

Giving Up: I Quit. I’m Done.

By Jen Sharpin 36 Comments

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… 

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Take a Tour of Our New Homestead

By Jen Sharpin 29 Comments

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… 

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Homestead Aspirations for 2015

By Jen Sharpin 9 Comments

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… 

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Filed Under: Homestead Reflections, Homesteading, Tips for the HomeTagged With: Around the Homestead

Best of Moving a Homestead – P.S. We’re Moving!

By Jen Sharpin 23 Comments

Moving a Homestead - P.S. We're Moving | The Easy Homestead (.com)

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… 

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5 Reasons To Have A Cow On The Homestead

By Jenna 3 Comments

5 Reasons to Have a Cow on the Homestead | The Easy Homestead (.com)

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… 

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