Recent Homesteading TOPICS and INSIGHTS
Life
For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. – Colossians 3:3 “Every livestock is also a deadstock!” Have you heard of this saying before? I had never heard of it before we moved to the country. It is a statement of reality, not to shatter your homesteading dream, but to…
Milk
“Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.” — Genesis 18:8 At this moment, this day, this season of your life, what are you craving for? The Bible says newborn babies long for the…
ALDI (Part 2)
“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.” – Proverbs 18:15 (ESV) Welcome back to the ALDI discussion. As we study the principles and patterns of success, it is rewarding to observe and apply them in our daily lives. (ALDI – Part 1) Before I digress, I want to share four…
ALDI (Part 1)
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’ – Matthew 25:21 Were you hit by the recent snow storm? Did you get the groceries you need? How did you feel about…
Sheep Part 2 & Homestead Ideas &
As mentioned in Elyse’s “Sheep” post, we recently introduced two sheep to our farm… at least until one of them escaped when getting it off of the truck… and then was found and safely returned after exactly one week of living in the woods with the coyotes. (No one can figure out exactly how that…
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Recent Homestead UPDATES
Homestead Update 2025 April-May (Part 1: Animal Updates)
The spring is a VERY busy time of year on the homestead as everything is growing and waking up. I’m way behind on getting this update out, and it is long, but it’s exciting to recall all that has been happening. We’ll divide this update into four posts (Animals, Land, People and Other). With our…
Homestead Update 2025/03/30 (Part 2)
Due to how much we have going on, and thus a very long post, this was divided into two posts. The first post, which focused on additions to the homestead, can be seen here. Systems Taking care of animals, gardens, etc. takes a lot of time. I am growing in my love of systems, especially…
Homestead Update 2025/03/30 (Part 1)
Whoa! It’s been a rush. With it being Spring, things are growing and changing all over the homestead. This update might be a bit much to read in one setting, but with this being our journal to our children for the future, I’ll leave it all there. If you want a quick snapshot, the title…
Homestead Update: 2025/02/18 – Preparing for the deep freeze
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Having animals, and a house that is not well built for cold, gives some things to think about as it seems that we are heading into -10F tomorrow night. Fortunately it’s Missouri, which means that there is a…
Homestead Update: 2024/11/25
New Bunnies, Processing Chickens, Pilgrim’s Progress, Mushrooms, and so much more. This has been quite a week! Baptism Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy…
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