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A Face Full of Roundup

The not-so-beautiful truth about living in the country, in the Midwest. I’ll start with a brief update on the case we opened last year(June of 2019) through the Indiana State Chemist & Seed Commissioner. If you didn’t catch what happened, the full blog post with descriptions of the events & a whole lot of heartContinue reading “A Face Full of Roundup”

A Magical Sturgeon Moon Campout!

I’m so sad there aren’t any pictures, but I had a seriously amazing time reading all the kids a bedtime story—–in the treehouse! The lights were strung up around the tree & a few kids had flash lights that they pointed to the pages as I read & they commented along. It was pretty magicalContinue reading “A Magical Sturgeon Moon Campout!”

Makin’ The World a Better Place

I shared the news recently on our facebook page….I am now a National Geographic Certified Educator, but I’m sure a lot of you are wondering, what exactly does that mean? So, I thought I would take the time to explain what my experience has been, how grateful I am for the growth it has spurred,Continue reading “Makin’ The World a Better Place”

Honeybees, Crop Dusters, & Little, Listening Ears

Life has been such an amazing kind of busy lately. We’ve been busy doing the kind of work that feels so right it must be play. The kind of busy that finds you smiling for long jaunts of the day….that helps you fall fast into a deep cozy sleep the moment you hit the bed….theContinue reading “Honeybees, Crop Dusters, & Little, Listening Ears”

We All Have a Choice

I haven’t shared much lately because I have kinda been operating on the, not so much ‘If you don’t have anything nice to say…’ way, but I suppose something more like, ‘If you don’t have anything productive to say, hold it in cause nobody wants to hear that shit.’ way of living. I’ve faced soContinue reading “We All Have a Choice”

More Wisdom from the Wee Ones

I think the favorite part of my day was splitting wood with Henry and Iris in the workshop today. Last week the kids and I were all sick and now today Johnny has been stuck on the couch all day with a fever, aches, and sore throat. I should probably be grateful he didn’t haveContinue reading “More Wisdom from the Wee Ones”