How much is enough? And what does enough mean anyway? These are questions that often go through my mind and I wonder if they go through yours too? A few years ago I was talking with a lady from church about canning the elk her husband had brought home from a hunting trip. She later […]
Lessons from Ma Ingalls
This year Esther and I are reading The Little House series for her main school curriculum. I’ve read through the series twice with the older children and I’m excited to share these rich books with Esther. What I don’t remember from my readings a few years ago is being so affected by Ma Inglalls – […]
Five questions for a more meaningful and frugal Christmas
Earlier this year I wrote a post about how I struggle with the excess of our society and how our decision to live a simple lifestyle has enabled us to be able to give to those who are in need, both locally and internationally. This is an ongoing struggle for me and probably will always […]
Does simple living really matter?
{Note: This is a very different post than I normally share but it’s something I believe needs to be shared as part of our journey towards simple living. Oh yeah, and it’s kind of long, so grab a cup of coffee or tea and let’s chat.} For the last several months I’ve been struggling more than […]
Self Supporting Bridge
Note: Each week I try to share a popular post from the archives. This post was originally published in February 2014 Saturday we’re having Gabriel’s Eagle Scout Court of Honor here at our house. He passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review in October but since he wanted to have his Court of Honor here we […]
This Moment
Inspired by SouleMama… Have a lovely weekend, Friends!
This Moment
Inspired by SouleMama… Seeing my grown up “baby” parent his own baby makes my heart melt. Have a lovely weekend, Friends!
Saying No to Say Yes
Edited to add: This is our New Year’s day post from 2015. I’m happy to say that 2015 was a wonderful year for us and huge part of that was me saying “no” to things that don’t really matter. I’m hoping that 2016 will be equally wonderful as we learn to focus on what is […]
This Moment
Inspired by SouleMama… Both dogs got a little dress up session, compliments of Esther. Have a lovely weekend, Friends!
This Moment
Inspired by SouleMama… Uncle and nephew bonding at it’s best! Have a lovely weekend, Friends!