by Marissa | Jun 2, 2017 | Farm, GrowingFamily, Image-Update, Life, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
It’s been the week of new life; our garden is starting to grow well (as are the weeds!) and our little farm is bustling with activity. We’ve got several broody hens who’ve been hoarding eggs so Dan made a nifty cage that covers right in front of a...
by Marissa | May 22, 2017 | Farm, Gardening, Homeschool, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
The gardening season is upon us full speed. That time when weeds wait for no one and where daily there are seeds or plants needing to get in the ground yesterday. The girls and I went away for a few nights to a friends cottage by the sea and I was lulled into somewhat...
by Marissa | May 2, 2016 | Celebration, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
May 1st saw the sun shining brightly and cheerfully for our May day celebration! This has been a long awaited celebration by the girls, especially after reading of the May Day Celebration in the book, More All of A Kind Family. I admit, I love planning parties and I...
by Marissa | Apr 30, 2016 | Image-Update, Uncategorised
Our sweet Aneliese turned eight today. Our girl, our first born is growing up fast. Months ago, Aneliese asked for a pie party for her birthday; pizza pie, apple pie, and banana cream pie. And so that’s just what we did. Then she asked if we could have supper,...
by Marissa | Jan 12, 2016 | Homeschool, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, Parenting, Play, Uncategorised
Quite a while back I started reading about Forest Kindergarten where early education is spent almost exclusively outdoors. We spend a good many hours of our lives out of doors but there was still something so intriguing to me about the intentionality of this type of...
by Marissa | Jan 2, 2016 | Faith, Home, Image-Update, Life, MakingHome, Parenting, Uncategorised
I admit, by the time mid December finished the steamroll that began flattening me in November, I was ready to find a cave and hibernate until Spring. But I didn’t. I love traditions and I love all the festivity around Christmas but this year many things were...
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