Ward Family Homestead - NH

04/23/2025

Happy birthday Dustin 🥰
It’s not complete yet but he’s been working hard building a chicken coop for the chicks coming in May with wood he milled in Deerfield! The homesteading dream lives on.

12/31/2024

2024 has been a year of wandering in the wilderness.
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We started the year strong giving birth to a beautiful baby girl at home on the couch in Deerfield.

We sold our homestead.

Moved in with my mom.

Bought a new homestead that we thought would be our forever home.

Lived there for a month.

Not all that glitters is gold.
Turns out houses from 1760 are pretty to look at but riddled with mold.

And lead.

Life’s too short to subject our beautiful healthy children to either.

We remediated the mold and sold the 1760s house (with disclosures of course).

One more month on the market and we would’ve been in financial ruin.

God is good.

Moved into an apartment in Hooksett.

Spent all of our going out money at The Robie Store.

Bought a log cabin (TODAY!) nestled in the mountains on 18 acres.

1 baby, 1 three year old, 1 post partum mama 😵‍💫, 1 handsome dad of the year, 4 real estate transactions, 4 times moving all of our belongings which have dwindled with each move (especially after living in mold), 5 residences, money gained, money lost, countless homes viewed & offers submitted, thousands of miles driven with less than pleased children.

Faith in God intact and stronger than ever.

Family unit intact and stronger than ever.

There have been lessons, blessings & much needed pruning through it all.

We have entered our promised land and are no longer wandering.

Our view for 2025……

11/09/2024

I just learned about this although it’s been a fight for YEARS. Not sure how I live under such a rock. I encourage you to read up on the subject. Keep NHs environment clean!

8/25/24 video: "I am opposed to the landfill in Dalton" 9/17/23 video: "I do not support putting a landfill next to a lake"

07/01/2024

Our team won the Green Beret With A Mission Challenge!

We won the afternoon round of the competition, team Kilter Strong 💪 I also did win team MVP for the second year in a row which was surprising and I am grateful for it.

The competition was fierce this year. The margin was 21 points between first and second. You’re donations made the difference as they get factored into the score! Thank you.

Thanks Sean Kilbreth for taking some of these pictures of the event. Great to see you up there.

Thank you Camp Resilience for all that you do in helping veterans.

Thank you to all the amazing Green Berets, staff, volunteers and others that made this possible.

Way more pictures to come once they drop the files, be on the look out.

-Dustin

06/16/2024

Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! But an especially big happy Father’s Day to Dustin, I would be lost without your loving kindness and leadership. Our children will grow up knowing they are loved!

Picture of us in Cape Cod this weekend for my grandfathers funeral with my grand aunt Marcia❤️

Zoom in on Malachis face 😆

06/11/2024

Two year old things. Embracing the book Balanced and Barefoot by Angela Hanscom (from nh!)

06/09/2024

Did you know….
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I’m a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams and have been for 5 years?? (Where does the time go?)

I haven’t been active in the business since getting married and having kids but I am always happy to match you or someone you know whose looking to buy, sell or invest in real estate with very qualified agents 😃

I’m in network with agents across the state, country, and internationally- so I can help connect you to the right agent wherever you might be looking- no cost to you! The agent I refer you to pays me a referral fee if the transaction closes. These referral fees help fund homesteading activities ☺️

Thank you for your consideration in allowing me to help you on your real estate journey. Message me with any questions!
-Megan

06/08/2024

Malachis album dropping later this season in a store near you 😂

05/09/2024

We closed on a home today! 🎉 We forgot to get pictures with all the excitement, but here’s a photo from the listing to give you a sneak peak. We’ll be moving in sometime within the next few months, we gave the sellers time to close on their new home and move out. We are so excited to tend to the mature berry bushes and fruit trees and play in the babbling brook out back! The home was built in 1760 and the former owners have lovingly restored it. I thought we might be in the market for much longer, thankfully God had a plan for us, we just had to step out in faith 🙌🏼

04/05/2024

Green Beret with a Mission Challenge, take 2!
Dustin had so much fun last year raising money for a great cause and getting exceptionally muddy! If you wish to donate for him to participate this year here’s the link:

https://www.pledgereg.com/4971/dustinward