PinShareShareTweet0 SharesOften, I share what is happening on the farm, how I move forward in my homesteading journey or enjoy other parts of the country I have visited. In this post I get a bit more personal sharing about my unseen journey, of the heart….Beats that Matter. I have always had an interest in animal… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Beats that Matter
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Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHave you ever reached a point in the journey of your life, stopped for a moment and wondered, How did I get here? That describes how I have felt these last few weeks as I wrote about my memories of new life and how it pertained to goats and horses. I turned down the… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesContinuing the story concerning my passion for new life, this post shares briefly on the journey as it relates to horses. I say briefly because the experiences and stories might make up a small book. I am limiting my sharing to this blog post with no comment on the possibility of future stories. If… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses
Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAs a child I observed the birth of baby goats. I do not remember my age the first time I seen a baby born, but I may have been as young as 5. Perhaps I was in early elementary school. Somewhere along the way we lost a kid or a goat due to complications… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats
Roots and Wings: New Life
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAlmost all of my life, I found time standing still for the presentation of new life in animal form. I have not kept track of the times I have observed, and sometimes assisted, in animal births. I am pretty sure the list includes goats, pigs, cattle, dogs, cats, horses and chickens. From an early… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life
Roots and Wings: My Favorite Holiday
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesExciting! In one week, we get to celebrate Christmas, my favorite holiday! I was born on Christmas. It was no easy feat to even arrive. I required a forceps and broke my moms tail bone getting here. I have in years past, and may again, been unhappy with the fact that I was turning one year… Continue reading Roots and Wings: My Favorite Holiday
Roots and Wings: Christmas Candy
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI had the pleasure of making Christmas candy with a neighbor and friend last evening. I met her a little over a year ago. I stopped by her house to introduce myself as I realized there were people living in a house that had been empty. She had moved into the area from Iowa.… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Christmas Candy
Roots and Wings: Importance of Peripheral View
PinShareShare1Tweet1 SharesI am an advocate of intentional planning to be sure, but certain excellent experiences lurked in my periphery. I heard this idea put into words recently. Don’t get too far ahead of yourself, you won’t see the shiny thing out of the corner of your eye. ~ Tim Minchen A few such times come to mind in my… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Importance of Peripheral View
Roots and Wings: Seasons
Pin1ShareShare1Tweet2 SharesTransitions in my life proved difficult for me. Truthfully, only in the last four or five years was I even conscious I struggled when faced with change. Any changes happening out of my control I seemed to temporarily lose my way. In addition, I have noticed myself avoiding certain decisions for the changes they would bring. Feels… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Seasons