On the Homestead: Family

Two parents. Four hooligans. We farm together. We eat together. We grow together. It ain’t always pretty but I wouldn’t want it any other way.

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Going back to Alabama.

It’s been six long years since I set foot on Alabama sand. Six years since we said goodbye to the life that we built in Alabama.

Under Construction.

“Under Construction” – a title that fits well for both my blog and my life, no? Which should we talk about first? How about life. Yes life, as ever, is…

Yes, you read that right.

I woke up at 4:30 am this morning to bake bread. Yes, you read that right. I know. I should probably get a metal or something. Cue the music! What’s…

Dare I say…

Dare I say… We’re back at it this “homeschooling thing”. And dare I say, this may be the first year I actually have any sort of clue what I’m doing?…

My Favorite Garden Inspiration Sources

If you feel as if I’ve been quietly absent from the blogosphere, you’d be correct. I simply cannot fight the urge to play outdoors when the weather is this crisp…

Seasons at the Farm: Year-Round Celebrations at the Elliott Homestead

One of my greatest frustrations as a blogger has been the inability to welcome you into my home. I enjoy sitting belly-to-belly with other individuals and hearing their stories over…

My children are giants.

Remember my kids? The little ones who birth stories you read here, and here, and here. And here (almost forgot about that last one). Well, they are now giants that are…

Date night with my man.

Tonight is date night. Stuart and I went years without taking a date night in almost any form, unless you count trips to the grocery store – with all the children –…

Christmas Liturgy

Christmas Liturgy, By Stuart Homeschooling our kids has made me think a lot about some big questions. I’ve typically never been one to go with the flow for the sake…