Click here for Part One We loaded in the pickup and headed to town. Hubby made an effort to slow down as we bumped across the cattle guards, which was greatly appreciated... I tried to sit back and let all my muscles go completely limp during each contraction. 9 am It took us an hour to reach the hospital on the snow packed roads. We passed off Prairie Girl to Grandma when we arrived. The receptionists and nurse who met us in the ...Continue Reading
Prairie Boy’s Birth Story {A Natural Hospital Birth} Part One
October 25th was a typical day at home. Prairie Girl (formerly known as Prairie Baby-- that nickname won't work anymore!) and I cut up about 20 pounds of garden tomatoes that had decided to ripen all at once and spent the day working around the house. I was 39 weeks pregnant and absolutely huge and uncomfortable. I had hoped that I would have this baby earlier, but weeks 37 & 38 had already come and gone... I had been having lots ...Continue Reading
Ezekiel Bread Recipe
Today's post by Lexie of Lexie Naturals. Ezekiel bread derives its name from Ezekiel 4:9 when God instructed Ezekiel to fast by only eating bread made from wheat, barley, beans, lentils, and millet. Ezekiel bread is very filling and perfect for fasting, losing weight, snacking, or breakfast. If you have a young (or old) picky eater in the house, this is an excellent bread to have around. It truly is ...Continue Reading
Five Ways to Preserve Your Carrot Harvest
This year's season of food preservation has been a whirlwind, let me tell ya... I suppose being hugely pregnant probably contributed to my "overwhelmed" feeling, but I plugged long anyway... I've had an insatiable urge to preserve everything I can get my hands on... I've dried fruit leather, pears, peaches, and tomatoes... Canned salsa, pickles, tomato sauce, applesauce, pearsauce, chokecherry jelly, beets, and beans... Frozen ...Continue Reading
{Free Printable} End-of-the-Season Garden Tracker
It never ceases to amaze me how I can forget the most obvious details of our homestead from year to year... When I'm in the thick of a certain season or project, it seems like a no-brainer that I'll remember every detail, but it never fails that I'll find myself struggling to remember how many goat babies we had last year or how much we paid for our hay... In my eBook, Your Custom Homestead, I talk a lot about keeping ...Continue Reading