Cool-season faith isn’t dead faith
It wasn't that my faith was dead. God was just working beneath the surface of what others could see. Continue reading →
Farm Life
2020 Word for the Year: Light
“You’re trying to make this about you and it’s not,” she told me about a piece I’d written. “What are you talking about?” I asked, a little annoyed. “You made this all about you when it’s about Jesus. Not... Continue reading →
From farm to home one cotton field at a time
Getting dirty was never my thing but then I married a farmer and dirt is quite literally our whole life now. It’s something our four boys appreciate and the girls accept as their lifestyle. From the beginning, I embraced all... Continue reading →
Southern Apple Cake for a crowd
Every year, we look forward to fall and the fresh apples from Blue Ridge orchards in north Georgia where my family lives. This year was no different and while we couldn’t travel, my sweet dad delivered hundreds of pounds of... Continue reading →
What homeschooling on the farm looks like for us
When does school start for you? This is probably one of the questions I’m asked most as a homeschooling mom. It used to bother me, especially when followed with a statement like, “Oh, well we’ve already started,” and it’s... Continue reading →
Dads, it’s not up to farmers to teach your sons hard work
“I need my boys to come work on your farm and learn how to a real man’s job–working with their hands.” It was another man wanting to send his sons to learn from my husband some good old fashioned... Continue reading →
What farm kids really think about farming
Sometimes I feel bad for our kids growing up on the farm. It’s not like they can opt out of the farm life. While their friends are spending the summer at the movies and the beach, they’re working in the... Continue reading →