The Christmas We All Dreaded & Homestead Blog Hop 425

Christmas has passed–how was yours? I will admit–I was not at all I to Christmas this year. No decorations, no excitement, and up until the last week, no presents. My mind was too divided. Even my annual photo calendar tradition, or especially this project, just kept getting put off. Then I finally decided to just…

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🎁 Merry Christmas 🎄 Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop

🌟 Merry Christmas 🌟 Merry Christmas, my Readers! It’s a frigid morning ❄️ and we got a sprinkling of snow! It’s kind of a strange holiday this year, but we are counting our blessings anyway. We started our holiday with a gathering of family on Christmas Eve. We played some board games, including one fun…

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Sabbath Thanksgivings

Sabbath Thanksgivings It’s Christmas Eve and bitterly cold. We registered around 2-4 degrees these last two days. That’s cold enough for me! But, as our focus has changed to just doing what needs to get done for the pipes and heat needs, I’ve stopped to appreciate a few more of the little things. Some of…

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Homestead Blog Hop 424

The Last Blog Hop til Christmas! From our whole family at Ridge Haven Homestead, Have a blessed, safe, and happy Christmas! 🕯️ Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health,…

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Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop 41

Practicing thankfulness in little things. I’m still consciously working on cultivating thankfulness. I’ve been listing things, but mostly in my mind for the past few days. Busy life, some intense days, and Dad have just kept me from blogging about it. But when life is busy, little things are still important to be thankful for….

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Neckties. Thankful Habit, 5.

Continuing my thankful habit: Neckties. Today I looked over at my husband’s rack of neckties, and I had to smile. I recalled a day last week much like today. Cold, rainy, dark. We’d gone into town in search of yet another part for a project, and my husband obliged me by agreeing to stroll through…

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