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My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile)

Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
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Farm Open House

  • March 26, 2021
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Come and meet all the baby farm animals born this spring. We’ll have: baby lambs, baby goat kids, chickens, rabbits, beehives and probably pigs.
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The Blue Church Cookbook: Sponsored in part by Cream of Mushroom Soup

  • March 26, 2021
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It was New Years Eve 2020, and to celebrate I decided to make a spread of party food for my family. Little smokies in bbq sauce, rotel cheese dip, pizza…
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Teach Them Diligently

  • March 18, 2021
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Becca joined me this week for an interview about Durable Trades. She shared her perspective on discerning your family’s giftings and aptitudes when building a family economy… Instead of asking “What am I good at?” the question becomes “What are WE good at?”
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Arguing with Success

  • March 4, 2021
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It was explained to me early in my career: 100 leads, 10 calls, 1 sale. It is known as The Sales Funnel. “It’s a numbers game,” I was told . . .
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Newsletter – Winter 2021

  • March 3, 2021
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Starting our fifth year publishing this newsletter! Thanks to all of you who have been following along with what we’re loving and learning from our life in the country. In This Issue…
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More Social than Solitary: Family Genealogy

  • February 26, 2021
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In December I began digging around in my family tree. My Aunt Jan left many binders before she died from interviews with my grandparents and great grandparents. I decided I…
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