Hey there friend! I’m hoping you had a wonderful weekend! We spent a lot of our weekend outside, so we were lucky to get to take in all of the beautiful leaves everywhere we went. It’s remarkable how many shades of orange, red, and yellow there are and how collectively the trees are like a…
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End of Summer Homestead Report
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” ― Oscar Wilde Fall has officially been ushered in with some wildly windy days and our temperatures have avoided the 90’s since the official last day of summer. While we typically don’t see seasons arrive like they were turned on by a switch, this year fall seems to…
How do you define your “status?”
Hi Friend! Have you ever thought about how often you are asked about your “status?” Many of us log on to social media nearly every day and share what is new in our lives but even beyond social media, our titles at work define who we are in a company and our health care providers…
FARMHOUSE SCRATCH BISCUITS +WHITE PEPPER GRAVY
Saturday, Sunday, or any night of the week we chose to have breakfast, you can bet there will be biscuits from scratch along with gravy. Feel intimidated by the word “scratch?” Well don’t! Cooking from scratch is not a difficult thing to do, in fact, you’ve probably made something from scratch before because all it…
June Homestead Report
This report marks our very first “Homestead Report.” I chose this title in effort to pay homage to the Wehr family who built our home and whose decedents lovingly refer to it as the “Homestead.” I hope this report will give you a bit more of a peek of what life is like here in…
Feels Like Summer
How do you make the most out of the longer summer days? Do you feel a change in rhythm when school is out or when we reach June 21st on the calendar? Are there other signals that notify you or give you permission to live differently in that season? No matter your official work hours,…
Farmhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies are a classic treat that most everyone loves to enjoy including our three children, Landen, Caroline, and Parker. Over the past few years, we have together put our favorite ingredients that make, in our opinion, the best chocolate chip cookie! These are also a favorite of some of our closest friends out…
This Week on the Podcast- Being Open to Advice
Have you ever had someone share some advice to you that you hadn’t solicited? It’s not always easy having others point things out to us as adults but if we take the time to listen rather than respond immediately, we can sometimes learn something about ourselves and maybe even slightly change. On today’s podcast I’m…
The Latest from the Middle
Hey there friends! I hope this finds you well. I’m currently sitting in our dining room, admiring the successful fire I built (it usually fails) with our dog, Riggs, at my feet. It’s a gray but cozy day here in the middle. So I thought I would drop a line here with the latest. We…
Finding Our ‘Ohana
How many times have you taken a family photo? I’m guessing many of you have. Now how many of you have taken a family photo and when you look at it, you think of how many times it took to get everyone looking and smiling at the same time? Or maybe there were other circumstances…