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Parker Homestead Farm We are a small family homestead located in Texas Hello! We are a small, family owned farm located in McKinney, Texas. Blessings!

We offer drop off classes and open farm days for local families. We primarily cater to the homeschool community, as most of our classes occur during school days - but we do offer classes over spring break, school holidays and summer break. We are a 5 acre hobby farm located just off the beaten path, close to 380. We have cows, donkeys, pigs, a pony, hedgehogs, goats, sheep, chickens, dogs, cats, bunnies, lizards, tortoises, and more! We offer small class sizes in an outdoor / nature setting. All of our class offerings are updated weekly and are posted under the "events" tab. Please feel free to message us if you have any questions.

The age gap from our youngest to oldest is 20 years. Our closest kiddos are 14 months apart… found out I was pregnant wi...
10/16/2026

The age gap from our youngest to oldest is 20 years.

Our closest kiddos are 14 months apart… found out I was pregnant with Daniel when Maddie was 4 months old.

Aaaaaaand none of them can find their shoes!

Sacrificial love… Baking bread for your family while you’re on a detox & can’t partake 🤣For real though … I’m halfway th...
10/16/2026

Sacrificial love…

Baking bread for your family while you’re on a detox & can’t partake 🤣

For real though … I’m halfway through our 28 days.

I feel better, I’m sleeping better, my mood / energy level is better.

Aaaaand I can have fresh baked bread again before too terribly long!

Buy a house on five acres… so your kids can play “living room baseball” every day! The ball is a wadded up piece of pape...
10/15/2026

Buy a house on five acres… so your kids can play “living room baseball” every day!

The ball is a wadded up piece of paper, bat is their arms & apparently, Dan is the umpire this afternoon.

In fairness, we play a lot of outdoor ball too.

Baseball all day & night ⚾️

The best mornings start with Papa Rob's Coffee ☕️When we were down in San Antonio, I mentioned that I liked this mug, bu...
10/15/2026

The best mornings start with Papa Rob's Coffee ☕️

When we were down in San Antonio, I mentioned that I liked this mug, but I don’t usually buy much for myself.

Dan and the kids snuck back to the little shop and picked it up for my birthday!

44 trips around the sun ☀️I’m not at all ashamed to share my age bc I really don’t feel that old! People often ask how I...
10/15/2026

44 trips around the sun ☀️

I’m not at all ashamed to share my age bc I really don’t feel that old!

People often ask how I feel … particularly bc of this relatively new brain tumor diagnosis.

Honestly … I think I might feel better at 44 than I did at 34!

Dan and I have spent the last few years doing a really deep dive into functional health & root cause healing.

When I started this journey three years ago, and my CRP, which is a measure of overall inflammation in your body was 11. Below 1 is optimal.

Granted, we were on the tail end of foster care, adoption, and brand new world of medical fragility with our youngest - but I was in bad shape!

We addressed cortisol and adrenal issues & I really, really started to focus on getting good sleep at night.

I healed my gut.

I detox my liver regularly.

I’ve been on a two month liver detox and I’m now on a 28 day gut & liver detox.

I did a hormone test & discovered that I have a COMT genetic mutation that was producing an abundance of estrogen.

Estrogen dominance in my early forties - it was killing me mentally, physically, across the board.

Today, my estrogen is in normal range - and it’s helped me to lose over forty pounds in the midst of perimenopause.

My CPR is below one (where it should be, optimally).

My thyroid is in optimal range - not just normal.

My labs all look good.

My mental health / overall outlook is so much better now that I feel better, physically.

All of that to say - age is just a number.

And no matter how bad things might look on paper - I can assure you that there’s hope to heal & feel better - one step at a time.

None of it happened over night - but I’m so glad for both the journey & the end result.

It was a wonderful birthday surrounded by the people I love most - God is good, & I am grateful!

Loving my T-shirt reminder today… “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”.  Phil 4:13. I met with my neu...
10/14/2026

Loving my T-shirt reminder today…

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Phil 4:13.

I met with my neurosurgeon yesterday … the first one I ever saw back in April.

He gave a pretty good report / & a positive outlook on things, thankfully.

He told me that for now, he’s comfortable just monitoring this brain tumor to watch for growth.

He said that my greatest strength is also my biggest detriment.. my age.

Because I am only in my 40s, the likelihood that this will continue to grow and need removal is very high.

It sounds so easy to say “removal” until you really think about the fact that removal requires brain surgery.

I asked about the surgery and he said, “no brain surgery is ever easy - per se, but I feel confident that you will do very well”

He didn’t give a percent chance, but he said it will most likely need to come out in my lifetime.

But the beauty of it is that we have some time.

Time to pray.

Time to rest.

Time to heal my body.

Time to best prepare.

Time for our family.

Time is a gift.

And so today as I face another day - not knowing exactly how this will all play out, I rest in the words on my shirt.

I can do this - because of God’s strength in me.

And that is a reassuring promise for today.

Whatever you’re facing today - you got this, because God’s got you ❤️

Functional Tests… Folks ask all the time what sort of functional testing Dr Dan likes best. A lot of that really depends...
10/13/2026

Functional Tests…

Folks ask all the time what sort of functional testing Dr Dan likes best.

A lot of that really depends on what is needed for a particular patient.

That being said, I figured I would outline some of his favorite/most used functional testing for anyone who is interested.

1. Function Health Labs : Function Labs test just about anything and everything that you would ever need to know about your patient’s bloodwork. I think it’s something like 160 biomarkers and you can test twice a year for $365. Seeing as labs can easily cost $4-500 just for one round, function seems to be the best for bang for your buck. Dan & I both use it.

2. Dutch Test : the Dutch chest is a hormone test that can be used by both men and women. I’ve done it myself and it revealed so much about what’s been going on with my body during para menopause and has allowed so much healing to come about. It’s incredibly important to have a provide provider who is well-versed in reading the Dutch test, if you are going to invest the money in the test.

3. GI map : A GI map can give you a pretty comprehensive look at what is going on with your G.I. tract. It shows quantitative balance of microorganisms and functional markers in your digestive tract. It detects yeast, parasites, H pylori, all sorts of things. Dan and I have both done this one.

4. Organic Acid Test : This is a test that I used to show that my serotonin levels were way off. It shows mitochondrial & cellular energy production & how well your cells convert food into usable energy. It can show gut microbiome & dysbiosis, nutrient & B-Vitamin status. It tests dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin levels. And it can show how well your body handles environmental toxins and recycles antioxidants like glutathione.

5. Genetic / DNA testing : this is the most recent test that Dan and I have had done. It was absolutely eye-opening for me to see my genetic make up and how it influences day-to-day life. I was able to see more components of the COMT mutation that I have. I was able to see that my immune system isn’t as robust as Dan’s. It showed way that both of us need to support our bodies to try to reach optimal health. So, so so informative!

That’s a brief explanation of the top five tests that Dr Dan uses in office - which hopefully helps anyone who wants to know more!

Dr Dan has seen a pretty large uptick in respiratory illness these last two weeks. We’ve even had a few patients hospita...
10/12/2026

Dr Dan has seen a pretty large uptick in respiratory illness these last two weeks.

We’ve even had a few patients hospitalized because of it.

I was listening to a podcast today where they discussed the importance of vitamin D on immunity.

Dr. Mark Hyman (one of the fathers of functional medicine) said that the number one supplement that you recommends for overall immunity is vitamin D.

Normal vitamin D levels above 30 but optimal or above 50. Dan and I both supplement with Metagenics vitamin D and our levels were above 90.

He went on to say in the podcast that in folks who had optimal, vitamin D levels, none of them died of Covid. He said that 75% of Covid mortality occurred in patients who had low normal vitamin D levels.

I did a Google search and the National Institute for Health agreed that Covid mortality levels were lower in sunshine states - although even in the south, it’s often a good idea to supplement.

Q&A with Dr Dan… We get soooooooo many messages, comments, emails & such from folks asking medical questions & advice.  ...
10/12/2026

Q&A with Dr Dan…

We get soooooooo many messages, comments, emails & such from folks asking medical questions & advice.

While we’re on a short holiday break / trip, I figured I could try to hit Dan up with answers to some of your questions!

He keeps busy seeing patients via telehealth, answering emails, texts & phone calls even when we travel - but agreed to try to answer some of your questions while we’re down south this extended weekend.

Feel free to ask away & will do our best to answer!

Blessings ❤️

Guadalupe River 1 Rizzo Family 0 To say that our excursion down the Guadalupe river today was exciting - would be an und...
10/11/2026

Guadalupe River 1
Rizzo Family 0

To say that our excursion down the Guadalupe river today was exciting - would be an understatement!

We rented three tubes and one inflatable boat for the seven of us.

The younger kids and I wanted to be in the inflatable boat because we didn’t want to encounter any snakes.

The water in the river was absolutely freezing - and our five-year-old man managed to fall in headfirst almost immediately.

Then our boat got caught on almost every rocky rapids that we passed. I climbed out to try to help free us from the rocks and got my ankle stuck, lodged between slippery rocks.

Dan had to try to wade up river a few times, to come rescue us.

We saw several turtles, lots of spiders, and even a snake.

I was more than ready to end the excursion by the time we got to the finish line - as were most of our kids.

Our 16-year-old son floated seamlessly down river with AirPods in - completely unaware of the depths of the hardship that the rest of his family had endured along the way!

Before we had started today, Dan said that our next step would be whitewater rafting. By the time we got to the finish line, we decided we aren’t exactly a whitewater rafting crowd!

We all survived, although I’ll likely be limping for a little while!

Good gracious!

Off to dinner on the Riverwalk and a Dan Antonio historical ghost tour this evening…

Here’s hoping we don’t endure anymore hardship or injuries - or snakes - along the way!

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