Some days it seems all I do all day is manage bodily functions. Jesse’s wetting his pants. Claire’s distraction leading…
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Dear Me…{a letter to my teenage self}
First, girl–you totally need to learn to relax. You take everything so seriously! That stress you let build about every…
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“Life was like a Missionary Bootcamp”
In my teens I often imagined that God had put me on the homestead as preparation for a call to…
Continue ReadingGod, Mountains, and How I Met My Husband, Part 5
We all have mountains in our lives, right? Things too big for us to move, that we have to trust…
Continue ReadingThe Better Writer Challenge
I blog because I’m a writer. Or do I? It’s so easy to get sucked into the trap of blogging…
Continue ReadingGod, Mountains, and How I Met My Husband, Part Fourth
So, I’ve been telling you about My Mountain. I told you about Tom, the pilot who use to buzz over…
Continue ReadingFive Minute Fridays: Vivid
Vivid When I think back to my most vivid memories of the homestead — those not triggered by the 2…
Continue ReadingWhen I see a Chicken…
I walk to the fridge, pull out a chicken. Do what I’ve at least 47 times since I learned how…
Continue ReadingGod, Mountains, and How I met my Husband, Part Second
Our God is a Mountain Mover, People. Here’s my personal testimony to that effect. Read Part First Here. We’d been…
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Seen and Overheard
I was all over the internet last week – several guest posts I’d written and some other stuff all got…
Continue ReadingMoving Day
Well, remember that sweet purse coupon deal I told you about two weeks ago? And then I came back to…
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Of Pancake Zoos and Native Accomidations
Our road trip last month was another chance to relive some fond memories and experiences from the homestead. Considering the…
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From that day on, I was terrified of the wind. I sat in the rocker in the small, cleared space…
Continue ReadingA day in the life of a tipi-dweller
Wow! It’s been literally years since the last installment of my tipi tales! I have so little time anymore when…
Continue ReadingHow to Take a Bath in Your Fridge
This is one of those memories from the homestead that we were able to laugh about afterward. Many wondered how…
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Exploring the Land
Once again, sleeplessness is the impetuous for another Tipi Tales post! Indigestion is my least-favorite pregnancy side effect, and has…
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