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Inflation is really putting a damper on my canning. What usually brings me so much joy is now stressing me out. In 2020:...
08/31/2024

Inflation is really putting a damper on my canning. What usually brings me so much joy is now stressing me out.

In 2020:
10lb sugar $3.76
6 boxes of pectin $11.84
12 count ball jars $11. 47

In 2024:
10lb sugar $8.17
6 boxes of pectin $17.23
12 count ball jars $13.44

Fresh yard eggs$4/dozen$6/18
02/18/2024

Fresh yard eggs

$4/dozen
$6/18

Sourdough sandwich bread with homemade apple butter and sourdough cinnamon rolls
01/27/2024

Sourdough sandwich bread with homemade apple butter and sourdough cinnamon rolls

Tepache, a Mexican fermented drink made with pineapple peels, cinnamon, and ginger
01/16/2024

Tepache, a Mexican fermented drink made with pineapple peels, cinnamon, and ginger

Had to bring all my babies in from the freeze. As a friend recently joked, every year I say I'm not gardening anymore an...
01/16/2024

Had to bring all my babies in from the freeze. As a friend recently joked, every year I say I'm not gardening anymore and then I go plant 100 seeds, she's not wrong. Another friend always jokes, there's two things she'll never believe coming out of my mouth and that's I'm done having babies and I'm done gardening 🤣 I sincerely feel that way after every failed summer, but I am yet compelled to again and again every year to go out and plant seeds. The glorious sunshine on my face, breathing in that rich earthly soil, getting dirt caked under my nails, and the cool lush grass under my bare feet is my therapy and connection to the Creator, my Father.

I've been missing in action so much this year because of this insane pregnancy. I was so so sick for a long time and we ...
11/02/2022

I've been missing in action so much this year because of this insane pregnancy. I was so so sick for a long time and we had to let a lot of the homestead just go, the gardens, the turkeys, we barely could keep the grass mowed. But here we are 30 weeks already!!! I am counting it down and so ready to meet this boy! When this whole thing started, we were so full of fear and unknowns. Its been the most insane roller coaster of emotions imaginable, on top of grieving our two babies we lost within 6 months before. We had to make weighty decisions based on doctors information at the moment. A decision of choosing to give this baby the smallest fighting chance at the cost of my own health, or terminate because it was highly likely this baby would never make it. Having to have an outrageous amount of ultrasounds and genetic testing. Honestly I didn't think we'd make it this far. BUT God is so faithful. He worked a miracle that we don't understand and doctors are speechless with no explanation of what happened. He is carrying us through some of the darkest and most intense pain of our lives and teaching us more and more to trust in Him. I have wrestled with God more than I ever knew was possible and fought long and hard for every drop of faith I have, but that is a whole other story to tell another time.

We fully believe God has a grand plan and purpose for this special boy and cannot wait to watch it all unfold! Please pray that Ender continues to thrive and that birth is peaceful and that there would be no anxiety and fear.

I don't know what the next year holds for us as far as homestead life, but we plan on focusing on planting trees and building up a food forest area of the property. I know one day things won't be so hard and we can dive deep into making our dreams come true, but for this season of life we are just learning to be content and enjoy what we have now. If you're still here hanging in with us, thank you.

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If anyone would like to celebrate our little miracle boy Ender Wynn by sending a gift, here's my registry:

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/jennifer-johnson-january-2023-robertsdale/3CCBGULVWMNLP

Busy busy weekend canning up chicken broth, turkey broth, vegetable broth, and carrots. Working on preserving 3 bushels ...
10/23/2022

Busy busy weekend canning up chicken broth, turkey broth, vegetable broth, and carrots. Working on preserving 3 bushels of apples now. Apple sauce, apple pie filling, apple butter, apple scrap jelly... anything else you'd recommend I try?

Its that time of year! First batch of Beautyberry jelly of the season. I think it's the prettiest I've made yet. We hav...
09/16/2022

Its that time of year! First batch of Beautyberry jelly of the season. I think it's the prettiest I've made yet. We have been so blessed with our property having lots of beautyberry bushes.

Finally brought my girls home to the farm today! Meet Marley and Earhart, they are nubian does around 14 weeks old. They...
04/09/2022

Finally brought my girls home to the farm today! Meet Marley and Earhart, they are nubian does around 14 weeks old. They are so very sweet and friendly.

Spent the whole day baking, trying different sourdough recipes. Made a flatbread that I used to make kids pizza for lunc...
04/06/2022

Spent the whole day baking, trying different sourdough recipes. Made a flatbread that I used to make kids pizza for lunch, a cinnamon raisin loaf, a sandwich loaf, and a big boule. They all are amazing though I learned a few lessons on the way. I need to bake my cinnamon raisin in a smaller loaf pan, I definitely need to score my boule more than once if I want it to look pretty, and you really do have to dust a banneton with rice flour. Overall a success. I think this is my new indoor therapy 😆

Incubating turkey eggs for the first time 🤞
04/03/2022

Incubating turkey eggs for the first time 🤞

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