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How to Simplify Your Life – Amish Style
You don't need to be Amish to learn how to simplify your life. Those of you who follow this blog know that I admire the Amish way of life, their simple ways of putting the Lord and family first and not adhering to any socialist way of life is appealing to me. As I...
A Simpler Way of Life – A Walk Through My Day
Living a Simple Life "The smell of freshly baked bread, a simple walk to the mailbox and laundry drying in the sun are just a few things that keep me grounded to a simpler way of life." If you're just embarking on a simpler way of life I invite you to take a walk...
Clean Eating Meal Plan on a Homestead Diet
Why I stopped following the doctor's advice and started a clean eating meal plan. For years I've been told; no-fat, low-fat, low-carb, count calories, low-sugar, high protein, and on and on. A few years ago I made the decision to stop following all that advice and...
How to Live on Less
How to Learn to Live on Less I had someone ask me the other day if I was going to upgrade my cell phone to the newest version. I hadn't given it a thought until I was asked, and then I felt the pressure that maybe I should, and maybe I was missing out on something I...
How To Dye Eggs Naturally
Dye Easter Eggs Naturally What happens when your eggs are all boiled, dried and ready to color and you have no egg dye? You go all natural! You can easily color your Easter eggs with dyes made with things found in your pantry, like fruits, vegetables...
All I Want to be is a Housewife
As a little girl, all I wanted to be was a housewife. What I dreamed of was being an old-fashion homemaker. I found comfort in programs like Little House on the Prairie and The Walton’s. I idealized June Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver and Aunt Bea from The Andy...
Which Organic Foods Should You Buy
I just read a study on which organic foods we should buy. I was shocked at the pesticides, additives, and hormones that are used to grow them. I just read a study on the pesticides, additives, and hormones that are used on our meats, fruits, and vegetables and was...
Melt in Your Mouth Amish Sugar Cookies
Simple Amish Sugar Cookies There aren't many sugar cookies I say don't need frosting but these are an exception to that rule. These super-simple no roll, no chill Amish Sugar Cookies are perfect for any occasion. This soft cookie is a no-fuss recipe that will...
Learn to Become a Producer, Not a Consumer
How to become a Producer, not a Consumer? For us, it means keeping life as simple as possible. It means living as close to the land and being as self-sufficient as we possibly can. It means knowing what we do today is building the foundation for our future, tomorrow....
Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Bread
Not Too Sweet - Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Bread Sweet Bread There's always an abundant supply of pie pumpkins at our house this time of year. Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Cookies and since I am not a big sweet fan my favorite Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Bread. This...
Electric chicken fence saved our hens from a pack of coyotes!
Poultry Net Electric Fence saved the day! Right in the middle of writing this blog post the same gray coyote had the nerve to show up right behind the new fence we had just installed. I am not a very good shot and hubby would have gotten it, but he wanted to take a...
Young Amish Man Killed
Through Amish tragedy comes grace... In a small town in Northwestern Pennsylvania lives a community of Old World Order Amish. Their lives are simple and clean and filled with compassion and love for their neighbors. They live a private life far away from technology...
Simplify Your Life With These 12 Old-Fashion Things
Simplify Your Life ... Old-Fashion Style We live in a world of microwaves, electric coffee pots, T.V.'s and cell phones, but that doesn't mean we have to use everything at our disposal. There are ways to simplify your life to the simpler side of things that will keep...
When Life Gets Real
Empty pastures, empty pens, empty hen houses…life on the farm is pretty empty. I’ve been quiet the last few months and felt you all deserved an explanation on what has happened on our homestead. Life is what happened! My hubby’s job has had him on the road the...
Seeking the Simple Life
Many of us are seeking a simpler life. We are making homemade meals from scratch, we're downsizing, purging and ridding our homes of useless clutter. We are saying no to social commitments and clearing our calendars of events that pull us away from...
Too much zucchini? Try Chocolate Zucchini Bread
It looked like a great idea when I planted a whole package of zucchini seeds a couple months ago! I think every seed grew and I am now drowning in zucchini! I've shredded, fried, grated, and frozen as much as my family can take and still have them popping...
Help me to remember to rest
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Our society is filled with stressed out people. I see it all around me. My kids are stressed, my grandchildren are stressed, my friends are stressed and at times, even...
When the Modern World Creeps In
I wouldn't be honest with you if I didn't tell you there are days when a little part of me wishes the grocery store was still just around the corner. Or how about the days when I don't feel like cooking and want to order a pizza. I do have those moments of...
Strawberry Blueberry Pie from my Farmhouse Kitchen
Homemade Strawberry Blueberry Pie In the south, it's strawberry time. Strawberry jam, strawberry shortcake and my favorite strawberry blueberry pie! Nothing says spring on the farm more than the sweet smell of strawberries simmering on the stove. The smell takes me...
Homemade Laundry Detergent Like Your Grandmother Used
Could you do laundry as your great grandmother did? I only have one memory of my great grandmother. It was her standing in an upstairs window watching me play in the yard of my grandmother's house. I don’t remember talking to her, but I can still see her standing at...
Hidden away in the Upstate of South Carolina is a little farm where we call home. Surrounded by century-old pecan and oak trees, we live on a 120-year-old homestead. By the grace of God, we were called to restore this 1890 farmhouse along with its barns, gardens and long-forgotten cotton field to its original working farm. Dedicating ourselves to reusing, recycling and making do we are living a very simple life building our backyard farm.
