In our early years of married life, I built a rustic arbor for my garden out of small trees. In recent years it has rotted away and I've missed the cozy feel it brought to the garden. So I decided to attempt it again using trees we have growing on the edge of our field. The trees weren't as nice, so the arbor didn't turn out as well as the first one, but I'm still happy with it... especially if I plant some vine plants to grow up and around it. I may still make a few changes to the arbor, but here is our video of the process... (I haven't run a chainsaw in years ) Also, if you are interested ..read more

Today's video is a follow up Q&A getting for the rest of the questions that were submitted. From chats about Faith to juggling Mom responsibilities... thoughts on being a Mennonite to dream vacations... we cover a lot of topics in this video. Thanks for submitting your questions, and I hope your day is a blessed one! https://youtu.be/CSXIs80UboY ..read more

Another Friday, another video. Come along as I bring the camera with me through some of the busy moments of our life. From trying to cut Xander's hair to save money, to a very eggy surprise from our toddler; from getting the camper ready for a ladies' weekend, to making strawberry trifle, it's a rather random video. Thanks for coming along and may your day be blessed! https://youtu.be/318KjREqbLc Strawberry Trifle Recipe Mail Time Websites Rise & Glow Bible Buddies ..read more

We live in a world that is very fear driven, and it seems this has been even more amplified in the last few years. I believe that being a Mother, where we are so in tune with our children and their well being, makes us more susceptible to fear and anxiety. This topic has been on my mind a lot lately, so join me on my front porch and lets have a chat and see if we can encourage each other. Still looking for a last minute Mother's Day Gift? Check out what we have going on over at Mama Java! CLICK HERE https://youtu.be/4-FaYfKC-4E ..read more

I was questioning my sanity when I decided VERY last minute to make an 8 hour drive North to watch the Total Solar Eclipse. Would it be worth driving that far through crazy traffic, alone with our two children, just to see 3.5 minutes of totality? I decided to take the chance and find out. I LOVE this bike as a mom of littles. LECTRIC XPEDITION: click here ..read more

Happy Friday to all! In today's video I bring the camera along to give you a tour of our 1900's farm/homestead. We've done many things to our place, but still have much to do. Also, as per tradition for Xander's birthday, we end the video with his 7th birthday interview. (How is he seven already?!) https://youtu.be/FJDm74uFeAM Click here for the entire PLAYLIST OF OUR RENOVATIONS ..read more

In today's Q&A video I do my best to answer questions you all submitted. I asked over on Youtube and Instagram if there was any questions, and you definitely delivered. So grab a cup of coffee or tackle some work while we chat (because I'm known to be a bit windy at times.) Happy Friday! https://youtu.be/FYaRjv7X0tI ..read more

Come with us for a day as we hit a new milestone (not sure I'm happy about it), and introduce a flock of chickens to our homestead. It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. -Laura Ingalls Wilder https://youtu.be/owdcGhcYdek ..read more

I didn't get the blog post up for last week's video, so just in case you missed it here is it is! I love snow days... but there are two questions that always come up when they arrive and a decision must be made. In this video we cover those questions and bring you along for both relaxing and not so relaxing snow days. How do you like to spend your snow days? https://youtu.be/qDRqdkcdaPI ..read more

It's time to open the stacks of mail from our subscribers! This was super fun, and if you need anything, make sure to support the small businesses in the video. Moms helping moms! https://youtu.be/NKvcjCPJM8A ..read more