by Marissa | May 22, 2014 | Farm, Gardening, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Life, LivingNaturally, PursuingBeauty, Uncategorised
My parents spent the past week visiting and brought with them blissful, sunny weather. I didn’t do a lot of gardening while they were here but did spend some time here and there while the girls played and played and played. Plus, my dad and I did attack the...
by Marissa | May 7, 2014 | Aneliese, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Life, Play, Uncategorised
Aneliese turned six last week. I keep looking at her and wondering just when the little baby turned into this tall wiry girl with adorable freckles scattered across her nose. A couple of weeks before her birthday, Aneliese had been telling me how fun she thought a...
by Marissa | Mar 3, 2014 | Dan, Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Life, LivingNaturally, Play, Uncategorised
Dan laughed at me taking pictures and said that I’m giving you the romanticized version of getting hay because generally he goes for hay in the dark after the girls’ bedtime. Sometimes he and I unload and carry to the barn together which is lovely farm...
by Marissa | Feb 17, 2014 | Farm, GrowingFamily, Home, Image-Update, Life, Uncategorised
It’s been a rough couple of days on “the farm”. I blame it on the wind. The recordings in the farm journal haven’t been fun. February 14: Wind blew part of the shelter over. February 14: Wind blew grain storage door open. Cows got into the...
by Marissa | Nov 13, 2013 | Daily Rhythm, Farm, GrowingFamily, Guest Post, Image-Update, Life, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
In the spring and summer months, our days are filled with gardening, chickens, riding, milking, building, visitors, photographing weddings, and the occasional day at the beach snuck in. Right now though, while Dan is still going hard with family and grad photography,...
by Marissa | Oct 25, 2013 | 31 Dayers 2013, 31 days 2013, DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, Image-Update, Life, Uncategorised
We were out collecting acorns to make acorn coffee, which is a whole other story, and the girls were running like little squirrels to fill their baskets. Before too long, Aneliese dropped her basket at the base of the oak tree and began scurrying up the branches. ...
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