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A Look Back At Our 2012 Homesteading Year
- Published on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 21:52
- Written by Christine
2012 was quite a year. It was a year of joy and blessing. Oh sure we had our share of trials and struggles, like any 
homesteaders, but we found that those trials only make us stronger as a family and as homesteaders.
What's Happening On The Homestead - January 6, 2012 A Wonderful Start to the New Year
- Published on Saturday, 07 January 2012 02:38
- Written by Christine
We had such a wonderful start to the new year. We rang in the new year by video chatting with our children and grand 
children and then having dinner at our house with our very best friends. And a wonderful start to the new year it is!
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What's Happening On The Homestead - April 13, 2012
- Published on Saturday, 07 January 2012 02:38
- Written by Christine
It's been a busy year already! We have new additions to the homestead and they aren't babies. The garden is in full swing and the fruit trees are bearing fruit. It is like have just a small slice of heaven on an acre.
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What's Happening On The Homestead - May 15, 2012
- Published on Saturday, 07 January 2012 02:38
- Written by Christine
The rains finally came! Last year here in Texas we suffered a horrible drought that made keeping a garden near 
impossible. The drought was so bad that it got to the point we would dream about rain and worry about what felt like a never ending drought. But that all ended the day the rains started. The wonderful thing is that they are still coming.
Another Homesteading Christmas - 2011
- Published on Tuesday, 27 December 2011 02:55
- Written by Christine
Just when you think a Christmas can never be topped our family manages to top the previous year. Now when I say top the
previous year I do not mean with buying more stuff or getting more "stuff". I mean each year our Christmases get better as we grow stronger as a family and as homesteaders. It is usually around Christmas time when we get that gift that will help us be even better homesteaders or the one that helped us learn a new skill that we realize just how far we have come.