by Marissa | May 2, 2016 | 2016, Celebration, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, PursuingBeauty, reading/literacy, Uncategorised
May 1st saw the sun shining brightly and cheerfully for our May day celebration! This has been a long awaited celebration by the girls, especially after reading of the May Day Celebration in the book, More All of A Kind Family. I admit, I love planning parties and I...
by Marissa | Jul 10, 2014 | 2014, Farm, Home, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, Uncategorised
Friday night we celebrated the opening of the coffee bar that is now sharing the Dan Froese Photography studio space and the weather cooperated in giving us a perfect evening. Saturday morning however, we awoke to high winds and power outage. We’re somewhat used...
by Marissa | Dec 19, 2013 | 2013, Advent, Guest Post, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Uncategorised
As we give our girls love filled gifts that encourage them in learning the gratitude and delight of being generous gift receivers, we also want to help them in the practice of being generous, thoughtful gift givers. One of the ways that we are doing that is by...
by Marissa | Oct 18, 2013 | 2013, 31 days 2013, Guest Post, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, Pregnancy, Uncategorised
{Guest Post by Dea Daniels} Our new gift-of-a-Labrador arrived within minutes of the phone call. Two unexpected events. One, the arrival of cheerand energy and a new beginning. The other, the announcement of a heartbreaking trauma; a loss forever etched in a mother’s...
by Marissa | Oct 1, 2013 | 2013, 31 Dayers 2013, Farm, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
We’ve been working on getting our back woods fenced in for our cows. Highlands are especially good at foraging and we’ve noticed that they often seem to head for the rougher growth before tackling the green grass. We’re hoping that in time they will...
by Marissa | Aug 11, 2013 | 2013, Daily Rhythm, Dan, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Life, Uncategorised
The days of summer are moving quickly; sometimes I want to cling to them and enjoy each one while others see me waiting for Fall with the hopes of a slower pace. Between lots of amazing company, including two families at once who brought the number of little girls in...
