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Blessings During a Snowstorm

It has been a few weeks since the snowstorm 2021 has blown through Central Texas. It was pretty incredible, and just like 2020 there were...

Suburban Backyard Garden for Beginners

The best advice I can give about starting a garden or a homestead is just to start. It is super easy to get caught up and bogged down...

Hello 2021, Goodbye Discontentment

In the early hours of my day, I spend in the silence of my home sipping on my salty warm water while I sit with God, then I shift to...

The Thrill of Hope

As I sit cozy on my couch with the twinkling Christmas tree in my peripheral vision donning wool socks on my feet as the house slumbers....

2020 Answered My Prayers

I know that is a wild thing to say, after all anyone can quickly conclude that 2020 has been the most shocking year in a long, long time....

We're Out of Time

I shared previously about God’s jealousy and how it found me, how it seeks to find each of us. I shared about how with one button, my...