I didn't think this post would exist ten years ago... really. I was the girl with the name brand clothes, stylist appointments every six...

Well...hello there. It has been a while, I know. You have been on my mind these last few months and I have been looking forward to...

It is not very often, you come across an amazing woman. One who resonates with your very core. One who you just know, in some other...

Yesterday was an amazing day. Not in the typical 'everything went right' type of amazing day, but quite the opposite. In fact, it had all...

When my children and I first bought land in the country a few years back, we needed a place to live for the six months it would take for...

In our family, we love birthdays, Christmastime, and really any opportunity to celebrate someone meaningful. We are big on traditions,...

When I moved down to the Driftless area almost ten years ago, I didn't realize, at the time, how much my life was about to change. Not...

Today was the first day of snow for us here in the Driftless region of Wisconsin. For me, snow brings on the comforts of living in the...

It has been a rough week. I mean, really...it has been a rough month. Not specifically just for me, but for our country, for our world....

I raise free roaming Ameraucana chickens on our farm. Their unusual coloring of eggs, a light blue to a steely slate blue, makes these...

When I was younger, we found a stray cat that was living behind our garage. It looked healthy, but needed some extra love. We would...

This short blog was written by my seven year old, who has gone through many names. Her newest one is Pennya. These are her words (with my...

Winter life in the country, for me, has always been about rest. Well, as much rest as a single, homeschooling mama, who heats her house...

I have spent the majority of my life filling empty spaces. Probably much like yourself, I wasn't aware at the time I was even doing it. I...

Nine months out of the year, farm life can be intensely busy. Especially a rather new farm. The fencing alone creates hours of pounding...

When my son was five years old, my husband (at the time) and I took him to see his very first movie in the theater. It was 'Clifford, The...

I woke up this morning to find my cows were out. They were lounging in my hay field, eating the only area of green grass left on our...

Every year, about this time, I sit down with my three children and help them come up with a list of new activities they would like to...

This time last year, I had 42 quarts of freshly canned pickles in my root cellar. It wasn't that I had an over-abundance of cucumbers in...

See that tent in the middle? The old, broken down (read: well used) tent? The one in between the two very 'professional' tents? That one...