Are you discontent in your marriage? Now, a few years after wedding bells rang, the man you once gazed at in admiration doesn’t meet your expectations. You discovered that the one person you thought could do no wrong… is actually human. Disenchantment… it happens to the best of us. We forget what made our groom […]
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Happy December, Friends! To quote my children’s favorite christmas album by Andrew Peterson, A Slugs and Bugs Christmas: There’ve been Christmas decorations up in Target, like forever… I can’t believe it’s finally here! Having four Little Farmers around our place certainly helps heighten the mood, but it still doesn’t feel like December. We have a
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In the last few years I have discovered the joy of homemade applesauce. All my life I never knew what I was missing! Last year I froze quite a few gallons of homemade applesauce. We just finished the last quart bag a few weeks ago. (To my joy, I found it buried in the freezer!)
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What do you do when it’s 6:00 pm and your kitchen looks like this? Have you been there? Maybe it was a meeting that ran later than you had thought, a sick child who wanted your attention all afternoon (the case for me today), or you just got busy doing something else. Regardless, it’s now
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We commenced our third year of Thomson Academy this August and are enjoying all of our new books! After a laid back approach to learning this summer, we were ready to jump in to a more formal phase of education. It seems, for many people whom I meet, that the beginning of the school year
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Our first harvest! My Farmer has been hard at work in our garden this year. Last year was our first year of fighting with the Tennessee clay to make a garden plot. The effort seemed futile, but we did manage to grow some cucumbers, squash, and purple hull peas. (Ever tried those? They are a
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Take advantage of broccoli and cauliflower available now at your local farmer’s markets to make this recipe for Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower with Lemon-Tahini Drizzle. The hot sun will soon wipe out these plants! This recipe is simple, fresh, and worth the 20-30 minutes of preparation time! Have a picky eater in the family who
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Friday night is either pizza night or Mexican night on our farm. The pizza night tradition dates back to my years growing up when would make pizza and all 10 of use would share a 2-Liter of Big K — the only soft drink that we would have for the week. I remember watching my
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