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A little peak in the farmhouse:)

Oh my. We have a work in progress on our hands that is for sure;) I found a place for the cow:) In the living room areaView full post »

Why I Have a Love/Hate Relationship with Foster and Adoption Placement

Yes. I am an adoption mom writing this. BUT. I’m an adoption mom in this world. This world that so often getsView full post »

September on the farm…

Oh my. There is always something to do here…between taking care of 5 children under 10…homeschooling…View full post »

World Suicide Prevention Day {We’ll See You Tomorrow}

Remembering this day this week on behalf of some of the bravest I know… Life is hard. Even Jesus said it would beView full post »

Farmfit {Who needs CrossFit when you have a farm?}

Have you run into some Crossfit junkies lately? Oh my. They are some serious folks about their workouts. They post theirView full post »

Our Curriculum Choices for This Year (5th, 4th, 1st, Pre-1st and Preschooler)

Here we go! It’s my 5th year of homeschooling–and I’m super excited to have 1st graders this year asView full post »

Our Homeschool Classroom

While much of our learning takes place outside or at the kitchen table–everyone that home schools needs a place&#View full post »

The Young Family Farm! {Babe of my Heart}

After 7 years of writing on our family blog at Babe of my Heart, a blog I started to keep our family in-the-know duringView full post »

When grace, love and service leave the field…

This post was written 2 years ago–and never posted. Tonight–as I update categories to link up to my new blogView full post »

The best time for moms to go on mission trips…

One thing that has shaped our children’s heart the most is going on trips to Zambia to Wiphan…without them.View full post »

Dear Freshmen (a post after my 20th reunion)

This weekend I attended my 20th reunion. I signed up 2 days AFTER the deadline. I wasn’t sure if I would go. IView full post »

A trip to remember {and what home brings}

A picture is worth a thousand words and moments… And these say it all.View full post »

Sweet day {overwhelmed with blessing}

I’m a little bit toast from today and not sure I can put it all in words…(I’ll have to really processView full post »

Pure. True. Faultless. TOGETHER {we need each other}

So much has happened since our first day here–that writing it all in just one blog post is impossible. We haveView full post »

through her eyes…

A little Q&A with Laney after Sunday… What was your favorite thing about Pastor Aaron’s church at WiphanView full post »

Our first day in Ndola, Zambia {safe, comfortable and fully present}

Finally. On Saturday. We arrived in Ndola where we will plant our feet for a bit. This place won our hearts many yearsView full post »

We made it safely to J’burg!

Too tired to write more. But sweet friends and family we are safely in J’burg! It’s been eventful. And weView full post »

Waiting to board!

Today has been a rockstar experience zipping us right through! Instead of making it an hour check in like yesterday&#View full post »