Courage Under Siege: Adversity To Victory
Today is a special day for two reasons! Today is National Tell Your Story Day and today the collaborative book that I am honored to be a part of has gone live on Amazon. Courage Under Siege: Adversity To Victory is a collaboration of 11 women (including myself)...
Lost On Hope Island: The Amazing Tale Of The Little Goat Midwives
Lost On Hope Island by Patricia Harmon is geared for middle-grade children, but if you have a homesteaders heart or a preparedness mindset you will greatly enjoy this book as well! This would also make a great family read-a-loud book that teaches great lessons and...
A Physical & Digital Library On The Homestead
I absolutely LOVE to read and I equally LOVE to learn as much as I can. There are many ways to gain knowledge this day in age. Having a homestead library is important and I never thought I would be able to convert to reading off a machine such as my iPad or a...
My Healing Protocol
As I sit here by my wood stove on this crisp 25 degree September morning (Winter is coming fast) I am doing a little bit of celebrating. After 5 days of nearly no sleep, I was finally able to rest! I am currently a little over 8 months out from my surgery and I feel...
My 5 Favorite Canning Resources
Canning and preserving food is one of the most essential survival skills we can have. If the grocery store foods are no longer available we will be left with our knowledge and skill to survive. Many simply shy away from canning because of fear of the unknown, but...
2016 Goals & Weeding: What do they have in common?
There's no way 2016 objectives and weeding the garden have anything in common. Maybe not from first glance but really they do. I'll get to what that is later on. First, I want to share with you (because many have asked) our 2016 goals. We set our objectives for the...
The Destructive, Silent Killer: Silicone Poisoning
As many of you know, I am recovering from major surgery right now. My surgery was on January 29, 2016 and for the next year to year and a half I will be detoxing and doing special treatments to regain my health. There are many women who were not so lucky! Some of...
Are You Really Prepared For Medical Emergencies?
It is really easy to think we are prepared for anything, but are we really? It is important to live without fear as it is a waste of time and precious energy and to focus on being prepared. You will find great comfort in times of turmoil when you have already...
Spring & Summer Essential Oil Diffuser Recipes
There is something refreshing and even romantic to me about diffusing essential oils. I love all things natural and I also am excited when one thing provides multiple purposes in my home. I used to be a MAJOR candle junky!! I had candles burning in every room of my...
Goals vs. Reality – Gardening, Canning, and Building
[guestpost]This is a guest post by Michelle Hedgcock. Be sure to read more about Michelle at the bottom of this post![/guestpost] In my previous post, MORE Was My Catalyst, you read about how I got started on my journey and the progress made. Now that I have another...