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  • The Forager’s Timetable: When to Harvest

    “Their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.” Ezekiel 47:12 While the Midwest landscape might look dormant in January, the seasoned forager knows that God provides food and medicine year round. Winter is a time for spotting… Continue reading

  • Beyond the Blog

    “Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Theodore Roosevelt Have you ever gotten ahead of yourself because rather than following your own path, you are comparing yourself to others and worrying about missing opportunities? Well, that’s me. You may have seen… Continue reading

  • The Christmas Season: Cherishing the Season with Faith, Family, and Joyful Traditions

    “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” — Thorin Oakenshield, The Hobbit The days are shorter, the cold air is biting our hands and faces more than it… Continue reading

  • Roots of Healing: Rediscovering Herbal Wisdom

    “The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.” -Ecclesiasticus 38:4 (KJV Apocrypha) Modern medicine hasn’t really been around that long when compared to the entirety of human history. Medicine has… Continue reading

  • Planted in the Chaos

    “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried, but you’ve actually been planted.” -Christine Caine It’s been quiet here on the blog for a bit – not for lack of things happening, but because life piled… Continue reading

  • Making an Impact

    “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” Kevin Kruse The world tells us to measure success in dollar signs. From the time we are young, we are asked, “What do you want to be when you grow… Continue reading

  • Journey Into the Unknown

     “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings We all… Continue reading

  • The Seeds That Endure

    “Love leaves a legacy. The way you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.” ~ Rick Warren When I look back on my childhood, I don’t remember what we… Continue reading

  • Farming the Hard Way

    There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” Aldo Leopold I recently posted on Facebook about our… Continue reading

  • Everyday Wonder

    “I like people who get excited about the change of seasons, the sound of the ocean, watching the sunset, the smell of rain and starry nights.” Brooke Hampton If you have read my post How do I do it all?, you… Continue reading