The New Year: 2021

The New Year: 2021

2020 was definitely a year of difference for our family. We sold our house of 4,000 square feet and moved into our tiny house of 400 square feet. We lived in Branson, MO for the beginning of the year. We experienced a real flood and came home to a place we have worked...

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A Birthday & Christmas in the Same Week

A Birthday & Christmas in the Same Week

As a mom, this is always the most exhausting week of the year for me. I know it is not entirely my fault that Ava's birthday is 3 days before Christmas. My due date with her was suppose to be the 27th, but she wasn't waiting around for that. So, I have tremendous mom...

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Farmer’s Blessing Vision

Farmer’s Blessing Vision

Got extra egg cartons? Please save them! When we first started our farm, we ordered 19 baby chicks. We lost one baby chick, but have maintained 18 so far. Everyone questioned why so many especially because our daughter Ava has an egg allergy. We believe she has...

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Joy Riding in December

Joy Riding in December

There has been both joy and pain this week. Because I am not one to keep my focus on the down, I will focus on what has been good this week. The weather through the week has been gorgeous. We decided to take advantage of that and get out for a joy ride with the...

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“Decision December”

“Decision December”

Since we spend a great deal of time outdoors and it is unfortunately not always sunny and 75, I invested in some insulated outdoor wear for the kiddos. Ava's looks quite big on her, but my choices for sizing were 4T and Youth Small with nothing in between. I opted for...

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Thankful Hearts

Thankful Hearts

In honor of Thanksgiving we asked our kids this week what they are thankful for and they were not short on kid answers to that question. Ava said she was thankful for her cousin Sophia (no mention of her brother), her pillow, her chickens, and grilled cheese...

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New Chapter: The Barn Renovation

New Chapter: The Barn Renovation

2020 has been a ridiculous year, so keeping with that theme we have found our next renovation project. Isn't she beautiful? Our family fell in love with this barn. The kids especially fell in love with the silo. The goal with this barn is to salvage as much as...

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The Pond Project

The Pond Project

Scott has been a busy beaver this week working on one of our bigger projects....the pond. We have talked about doing this for years and finally started the process this fall. We both enjoy fishing. In fact, we spent a lot of date nights back in the day going fishing....

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New Family Member

New Family Member

Meet Bonnie. She is our newest family member. Bonnie was rescued from one of our dear family members who found her. We are not sure how old she is. Poor Bonnie has what appears to be a broken arm that didn't heal quite correctly because she can't really seem to use...

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Hayrides, Halloween, & Campfires

Hayrides, Halloween, & Campfires

We still have hay bales on a trailer from last weekend's birthday party, so we continued the hay rides this week. It is definitely feeling and looking like Fall around here. Scott was sure to make a custom seat not only for the kids, but for Abby as well. It has been...

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Hi There! We are Scott and Jamie. We’ve been married over 10 years, have 2 wonderful children (Ava & Shepard), 18 chickens, and our beloved maltipoo Abby. Thanks for reading about our journey!

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

1 Corinthians 13:7