03/10/2026
It's been a while, but I thought I would give you an update on the happenings in our little world. I've been mostly off social media since the beginning of the year, and let me tell you, it's so refreshing. I understand some people's stance for needing to be on here for work or stay up to date on current events around the world. For me, I've just felt the need to step away and focus more intentionally on the people within arm’s reach; family, friends, neighbors, etc.
Also, I have been staying busy with another project that I am working on. Over the years, I have had many people ask me to write a book about our lives. Our simple, quiet, close-knit family and how we did it. How we homeschooled, homestead, and live a homemade life serving and loving our family and community. This request always intimidated me, because I write journal style. Never long chapters, but just as topics come to mind, I write. Well, my daughter, being her awesome self, came up with a way to ensure I wrote. She created the most beautiful birthday present for me. She put together an entire outline for me. She wrote the forward and had many ladies who have been in my life for 30+ years, as well as more recent years, write short messages. She put together topics as well as inserted ideas from past social media posts to help. She organized each chapter and broke it down into categories. Then told me people need to hear what I have to say. The way she beautifully crafted it together was so thoughtful, but the fact that she believed in me enough to put this all together was humbling. I will say she believes in me way more than I do. haha
Every time I think I can't do this, I am reminded I can, and I will! So know this, friends, I may not be writing as much on social media, but it is because I am putting my extra time towards writing this book! I'm not sure what I'm going to call it yet, but I am always looking for ideas. So if you have any, post them in the comments!
