When I sit next to the sea or stand on a mountain, when I walk through the woods or smell the scent of magnolia blooms, I am at Church....

Lots & lots of happenings around the homestead lately. We've been baking, enjoying visits from friends, finishing up some painting...

Well a bad, bad, really rotten, horribly bad, extremely upsetting, BAD THING happened yesterday. We lost a duck. It happened while the...

Because we didn’t get moved into our new place until the beginning of April, we’ve gotten a late start on our garden this year. I have...

It was Mother’s Day today & I felt like the Queen of my castle! Nothing special, just fresh coffee, fresh dirt, lots of weeding & of...

Jasper & I just stumbled upon a spectacular patch of itty-bitty baby strawberries growing on our property today! Little gifts from God...

Some of the lessons my "new life" has taught me over the past week... 1) Snakes come in all shapes & sizes. As do spiders. 2) Ducks are...

Oh me, Oh my, Oh HEAVENLY DAYS! That’s a unique little phrase I learned about 14 or 15 years ago from my old neighbor. She was literally...

As children, we grow up taking things for granted. I lived in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains until I was 30 years old. For 6...

The Hen House is here! Jasper has apparently mistaken it for his own personal “man cave” but it’s here nonetheless & we are so excited!...