by Texas Homesteader ~ During a particularly stressful time in my life I deal with restless nights. When a worried mind keeps me from sleeping, I’m comforted with assurance that I’m not alone.
by Texas Homesteader OK, confession time. I’m shy. Not “Oh I don’t like to stand out” shy – PAINFULLY shy. So shy in fact that it’s hard to be openly friendly to strangers or acquaintances. It’s not that I don’t deeply desire that connection, I’m just too shy to put myself out there. I can […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ As much as we love our home in Northeast Texas, we’ve been pretty tied to the homestead while dealing with an illness and are just now able to get away for short familial visits. We had such occasion recently to venture to the west Texas town of Amarillo to visit a […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ *contains affiliate link With dreams of another amazing garden I worked diligently at the first of the year with visions of the same fresh produce I had enjoyed in previous years. While the weather was still blustery I planted heirloom seeds in my indoor greenhouse to get a jump-start on starting […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ Do you know how it feels to be comforted by the arms of God? I was diagnosed with breast cancer & my world started to spin. There were frightening and painful procedures to endure, many hours on the road and away from the ranch to attend doctor visits and test facilities […]
by Texas Homesteader ~ As I was going through one of the most frightening time in my life – a battle with breast cancer – I found spiritual witness was sometimes found in the strangest places. Here is my story.
by Texas Homesteader ~ Those who know me say that having a vegetable garden is just in my blood. And I’m likely to agree with them. I guess it’s just something deep inside me that feels the strong drive to nurture the earth and through grit and gentle determination coax from it nourishment for both […]
by Texas Homesteader Life on the ranch is always busy. I’ve written before about how pointless it is to wonder what’s on the agenda today, the day has a way of filling up all by itself! When I was employed in the corporate world I used to get frustrated that my days seemed to blur […]