Author Archives: A Wild Family

The Great Exhale & Presence, Over Praise.

It was the kind of morning that gave hopeful sunlight so enthralling, that our kitchen looked magical, even with all the dirty dishes and windows that needed washed.  We moved around the house in a state of awe, cozying up in various spots, taking it in. It’s not often the kids are quiet in theContinue reading “The Great Exhale & Presence, Over Praise.”

Choosing to be grateful at the end of a rough day.

It’s 10:22 and still, the kids are not all to sleep. My notepad sits here at the desk, a full sheet of things I wanted to complete tonight, waiting to be checked off. We had a rough day. It started at 4 this morning, when one of the kids woke up, decided to wake upContinue reading “Choosing to be grateful at the end of a rough day.”

Simple Saturday Night

We had so much fun teaching kids outside of our farm at Heartland Artists Gallery today! We are teaching a Nature Series there each month that follows the Native-American named Moons. Making connections to the natural world around us with kids, no matter how big or small, is so important. We are so very grateful and excitedContinue reading “Simple Saturday Night”

Frigid Walk to Check Out a Carcass.

Lilly and I spent some time playing with our new blending tools this morning. Then, just before dinner, she was staring out to the field and noticed something big. Turned out, after getting out the scope, it was an Osprey eating a deer carcass. So, we layered up and went for a hike to checkContinue reading “Frigid Walk to Check Out a Carcass.”

Always something.

I don’t say this often, but we.are.tired. We’ve been up late working on a lot of different projects after the kids go to bed for the last few days, until one or two in the morning. Trying to finish the new website, finalizing details for our next big adventure, planning for Spring endeavors, taking careContinue reading “Always something.”

Pushing Around Poop

We started off Sunday morning in the barn. Johnny was very slowly and mindfully carrying water down to the barn over the ice with Violet on his back. I leaned on the basement doors to the barn, started to laugh and grabbed my camera. He smirked back at me, ‘yeah yeah get the camera, don’tContinue reading “Pushing Around Poop”

-50 Temps on the Way!

While the babe snored on, Johnny, Iris(she’s always our little helper), and I moved all the scrap metal, swept up hundred year old dust, and made the goats new home cozy. Thankfully, they all happily followed Johnny down to the barn, seemed quite comfortable to be out of the elements, and interested in a newContinue reading “-50 Temps on the Way!”