When a chilly winter night causes your upstairs to be so chilly that no one wants to take their baths, what does a momma do? Drag a tub inside and fill it with hot, soapy water and set it by the wood cookstove. Yes, another reason I love the cookstove. It keeps hot water in […]
The hot tea was poured and the strawberry apple pie was cooling on the counter, warm from the oven. My dear friend-in-motherhood sipped her tea and sighed. She began to tell me that she finds her days of being a mother, wife, homemaker and homeschooler tedious, frustrating and full of do-overs. You know […]
Nearly a week has passed since our sweet triplet kids goats were born. We ended up bringing the two weakest goats inside to monitor them closely, warm them up during the first 48 hours and feed them some medicine that we hoped would help them become stronger. Of course, a few hugs and warm […]
“All things bright and beautiful All creatures great and small All things wise and wonderful The Lord God made them all….” (This was our morning song a few months ago – how applicable it was to sing it today.) Still basking in the joy of another lovely goat birthing, we were saddened to find […]
With excitement in our eyes and hope in our hearts, we watched the miracle of birth in the cozy quarters of our homemade barn yesterday afternoon. The warm winter sun was melting away the snow and the sky was a crisp blue as cornflowers – it was a perfect day for […]
