by givenagift | Oct 12, 2012 | Given A Gift, How We Began, Positively Encouraging, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
Yes… 4 weeks and our guest cabin went from only 9 concrete pillars to housing two guests here in the wilderness. Now this is not just any cabin, but a hand crafted log cabin! It was quite the rush, but it turned out AMAZING. Glen used traditional tools to...
by givenagift | Sep 12, 2012 | Given A Gift, How We Began, Positively Encouraging, Writings
On July 16th, a 69 year old male left the hospital after undergoing some treatments and suffered an unfortunate medical problem on his way home that led to a two car crash. Our hero came to a stop sign and when looking both ways found two cars on their roofs and no...
by givenagift | Sep 6, 2012 | Given A Gift, How We Began, Positively Encouraging, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings
Remember the show that started airing back in 1985 entitled MacGyver? You know the fella that could turn a piece of junk into some useful thing. Well I have my own MacGyver and I have so much faith in him that I truly believe he could make a gun out of a paper clip!!...
by givenagift | Sep 4, 2012 | Given A Gift, How We Began, Positively Encouraging, Writings
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy is a proverb. It means that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. Well, we are never bored and I believe those that know us best would plea to differ that we are boring…, but all work and no play...
by givenagift | Aug 10, 2012 | Given A Gift, Homestead Animals: Raising & Harvesting, How We Began, Positively Encouraging
Well I can finally say, “Welcome to our wilderness zoo – caution all the animals are out of their cages!” And this time I am not referring to us!! 🙂 The chicken coop was finished yesterday and we drove north to pick up 8 chickens, a rooster and a...
by givenagift | Jul 31, 2012 | Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Given A Gift, How We Began, Writings
Note: Disregard the Mountain Woman hands… And our recommendation is NOT to go mushroom foraging unless you are with someone who knows their mushrooms or you have been previously educated. A bad mushroom (many good mushrooms have an evil twin) will cause you...
