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Last year was one for the books. After living on the mountain for about 5 months, we began working on preparing the property for our first year of homesteading/hobby farming. For those of you that don’t know, we moved back in 2020 to a house on the mountain with a small detached home for Joel’s… Read more: Newsome Family Farms: Year 1 Chicken Edition

As I start this blog, I’m so excited to be back writing. I know the overall direction of the topic I want to write, but I honestly have no plan. I feel quite rusty, actually. I haven’t written in so long (and I’ll write more about that in another post) that I am feeling a… Read more: Is God Really Good?

TOOT TOOT! Welcome, I’m your conductor for the evening. At least, that’s how I’ve been feeling lately. Actually… come to think of it, that’s how I’ve felt for the last 5 years. Maybe not consistently, but for the most part, I feel like I’m all over the place. My house? A disaster most of the… Read more: All Aboard the Hot Mess Express

A few days ago I sat outside my house at midnight. In the gravel driveway. I was sobbing uncontrollably, gasping for air to somehow calm my mind, heart, and body. “You’re ok. You’re ok” I kept whispering to myself as I tried to calm my tears. This isn’t a common scene at my house. It’s… Read more: Mommy’s Having a Meltdown

I’ve written about homemaking, hospitality, and hosting many times on my blog before. Its become such a focus and passion of mine since becoming a mom, but my view of it has really developed and changed my view on things since moving out to the mountain. I always tell people that since I quit my… Read more: How Homemaking Changed My Life