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spaghetti and the love of jesus

Posted on March 5th, 2020 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on spaghetti and the love of jesus

For the past six months, the focus of my life has undergone a major shift, and I have become a student of the heart of God. It all began with this dream, early in the morning on August 18 of last year. I have decided to post it here, as a way to record it. […]

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all the awesome little things

Posted on August 12th, 2019 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

I love days like this, where I [accidentally] get a lot done–even though it’s a slow, kicked-back kind of day. I got up this morning with a loose framework of things to do: Go to Lowes for a replacement latch for our storm door, take the kids to the library, mail a shop order. The […]



four things that improved our veggie garden this year

Posted on June 21st, 2019 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Hola, and Happy First Day of Summer! This will be our second summer on the farm here in NC! Everything is green and some days already have us feeling like we live in the Amazon rainforest. Our spring daffodils and peonies have come and gone, and the summer lilies, zinnias, black-eyed Susans, lavender, purple coneflowers, […]



in the thick of spring

Posted on April 9th, 2019 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on in the thick of spring

I’m finally back here, writing in this space. I can’t believe it’s been over five months since I last posted, even though I never meant to take a break! The winter has come and gone here in North Carolina, but it barely felt like winter, compared to our winters in the mountains. I never thought […]

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9 chicks + 2 goats

Posted on November 3rd, 2018 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Our eggs hatched into nine chicks! They are a lot bigger than this now. I’m posting these older pics because little chicks are so much cuter than big ones. Soft and fuzzzzzzzy. Little did we know someone else was being born the same weekend our eggs hatched… someone even fuzzier than a chick. And the […]