“Field Trip” – Riding a Combine & Learning How Soybeans & Corn are Harvested & Stored

“Field Trip” – Riding a Combine & Learning How Soybeans & Corn are Harvested & Stored

We have 10 acres of farmland that a neighbor farms (they’ve been farming it for long before we came along). This past week they let us know they were harvesting soybeans & would we like to come watch & take turns riding in the combine? 

Operation Support Our Troops

Operation Support Our Troops

I saw an ad somewhere for an organization looking for helpers to volunteer & also looking for donations to be able to send care packages to military service members stationed overseas. (They are very highly rated on Charity Navigator…if you’re ever unsure of which charities 

Being Blessed By Some Friends

Being Blessed By Some Friends

We have been doing 4H for the past 3 years. The first 2 years we joined a club a bit farther from our house because we knew several families there. Over the course of those 2 years, most of them left the club & we 

A Double Rainbow! 🤩

A Double Rainbow! 🤩

I LOVE seeing Rainbows, but don’t see them very often. This morning during Bible time Xanna spotted one out the window. We went out to get a closer look & saw a DOUBLE Rainbow! I feel very blessed. 🥰 I know the pictures aren’t that 

Generosity

Generosity

Sometime last year, Grant & I had been out on a date at Franchesco’s. An old coworker of his was there & they visited for a few minutes. Grant explained he had had to quit working about 8 years prior due to his spinal cord 

An Owl (and Finding Joy)

An Owl (and Finding Joy)

A couple nights ago Grant & I were both awake at 12:30 am. I had just tucked Ellie back into bed. Grant says, “Do you hear that owl?” I sat up, eager to listen to it (my hearing is not the best & while I’m 

The Gift of a Day at Home

The Gift of a Day at Home

Sometimes we can take things for granted, not realizing how much we appreciate a certain thing until it’s gone. Sound familiar? This week has been incredibly busy, I was on the go a lot; a lot of driving, shopping, errands, etc. For some reason, that 

Friends Coming to Help Out

Friends Coming to Help Out

We have some friends who had offered to come for a weekend & help with any projects we needed help with. We had made plans for them to come in March, but had to postpone because of everything going on. They came this past week 

Weekly Gratitude Post 1/19/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 1/19/20

I wanted to brag on my kids a bit today. 🙂 I am thankful for each & every one of them, they bless me every day. 🥰💜💙 Not only did they make it work for me be gone to Ohio over New Year’s & part 

Gratitude Post

Gratitude Post

Gratitude is something we are always striving towards. We have realized that the more we CHOOSE to be grateful, the more grateful we ARE, or BECOME. We would like to start doing a weekly gratitude post & will strive towards that. For this week, we