My Happy Homestead

My Happy Homestead Welcome! I'm Jenny a Garden Growing, Teacher, Mom, Healthy Living Advocate, & Small Biz Owner! http://www.myhappyhomestead.com/

Inspiring, educating, and encouraging others to chase their dreams too! I am a wife, mother of '4', city girl turned micro-town homesteader, 14+ year homeschool mom turned public school teacher, & corporate fam turned small biz owner! I pretty much love all that life has to offer and hope you will join me on this ride called "LIFE"! I've created this page to share with all of you the trials, tribu

lations, and triumphs that coming with creating your own happy homestead. I hope you will learn a little, laugh a lot, and share with others!

That time, I was so desperate for a little green and a touch of spring amidst the blanket of snow. So, I shoveled my way...
03/19/2026

That time, I was so desperate for a little green and a touch of spring amidst the blanket of snow. So, I shoveled my way into the greenhouse and “watered” kale with snow—because somehow, it made it through the winter, and so will I. 🤣

Funny how life works like that. Sometimes growth doesn’t look pretty or planned…sometimes it looks like showing up however you can, with whatever you’ve got. But even in the cold, even in the waiting, something in us is still alive, still becoming. 🌱

Here’s to discovering that resilience in ourselves—one messy, determined step at a time look like ❤️

Happy Thursday, friend!

03/16/2026

Well, I thought I would check on the drift out back - yeah, maybe tomorrow! 🤣❄️

Some were asking, so here it is: the pre- homestead totals!It’s about to get pretty wild around here. I’m not sure whe...
03/15/2026

Some were asking, so here it is: the pre- homestead totals!

It’s about to get pretty wild around here. I’m not sure where all this snow is going to go! ❄️❄️

The measuring tape is hard to read - the drift behind the house is currently sitting at 52” and the banks along the road are
48”

I don't know our year total thus far, but it has to be right around 300”

Pause today to think of all the ordinary people that it took for your ordinary day!From the farmer that planted the seed...
03/01/2026

Pause today to think of all the ordinary people that it took for your ordinary day!

From the farmer that planted the seeds and raised the chickens 🐣 for your morning breakfast, to the coffee ☕harvester that picked the beans fueling your focus…
the drivers, baristas ( ❤️), builders ( 🔨 ), cleaners, teachers (🙋‍♀️), creators, and dreamers 💕
whose unseen efforts quietly support your every step.

So many hands. So much care. So much purpose woven into what we call “daily routine.”

Let this be your reminder:
Move with gratitude.
Treat people with kindness.
Do your part with intention.

Because your ordinary actions might be someone else’s answered prayer, hope, or motivation. ✨

My toxic trait: putting all the things in the “outdoor” freezer for the entire winter 🫠❄️
02/24/2026

My toxic trait: putting all the things in the “outdoor” freezer for the entire winter 🫠❄️

Practice saying no without guilt if something doesn’t fit your season! 💕
02/23/2026

Practice saying no without guilt if something doesn’t fit your season! 💕

If you’ve been around here since the beginning of time—because yes, I’m that old 🤣 (mostly kidding)—then you know it’s b...
02/22/2026

If you’ve been around here since the beginning of time—because yes, I’m that old 🤣 (mostly kidding)—then you know it’s been 16+ years since I discovered, through God’s wisdom and the answer to many prayers, that our daughter had a gluten intolerance.

This was long before anyone was talking about gluten or even knew what it was. Back then, I had a house full of food-sensitive kids who basically couldn’t eat anything on supermarket shelves—because there simply weren’t options. (Not that today’s options are always amazing, but let’s be honest… having some convenience is nice.)

And here we are again.

The babies and toddlers are now grown(-ish), yet here we still are—many years later—still focusing on gut health through every hormonal season of life: puberty, pregnancy, and now perimenopause.

So I don’t know who needs to hear this, but here it is:

👉 Hormone imbalances without addressing the gut aren’t getting to the root—you’re just putting a symptomatic Band-Aid on a problem.

Gut health isn’t a one-and-done fix.

It’s a lifestyle. 💛

02/20/2026

These snowflakes were by far the biggest I've ever seen! Be sure to turn your sound up for a real-life

Confidence grows by risk.Wisdom grows by discomfort. Comfort feels safe!Growth will always be uncomfortable. Old comfort...
02/16/2026

Confidence grows by risk.
Wisdom grows by discomfort.

Comfort feels safe!
Growth will always be uncomfortable.

Old comfort can not carry -
New boundaries. New visions. ❤️ Let that sink in a bit…

If you’re here to - Live a purpose driven life that values - Connection..Authenticity..Alignment..Health and Wellness.....
02/14/2026

If you’re here to -

Live a purpose driven life
that values -

Connection..

Authenticity..

Alignment..

Health and Wellness..

Then, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be!

I wasn’t raised on a farm and didn’t grow up canning, but I understood the assignment. Never stop learning new skills! B...
03/03/2025

I wasn’t raised on a farm and didn’t grow up canning, but I understood the assignment.

Never stop learning new skills!

Because you never know when you’re going to need them.

Well, there's a first for everything, right? A few years back, we had a barn window blown out when the snow slid off the...
02/23/2025

Well, there's a first for everything, right? A few years back, we had a barn window blown out when the snow slid off the metal roof. With the lack of warm weather (no temps above freezing in weeks), the snow has accumulated significantly, thus warranting some concern for a few of our home (and barn) windows. So, here ya go - “We don’t have sharks, we don't have hurricanes, we don't have gators, we DO have a lot of snow (and apparently now board our windows like the south)!” 🤣❄️ Happy ☀️ -day!

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