by Lisa Matthews | Jan 2, 2021 | advice, balance, blessing, blessings, butchering, chicks, DIY, education, family, garden, garlic, growing food, homesteading, lifestyle, make-it-Monday, meat source |
Our ancestors, some of which were the original pioneers who pushed westward into unknown lands, recognized the benefit of community and working together. Even though the original pioneers were self sufficient and independent, they understood that together more could...
by Lisa Matthews | Sep 3, 2018 | advice, balance, education, homesteading, lifestyle, time management
Overwhelm is debilitating. Let me repeat that, OVERWHELM IS DEBILITATING! What does that mean? Well, it means different things to different people, but according to Merriam-Webster, overwhelm means “1 : upset, overthrow. 2 a : to cover over completely :...
by Lisa Matthews | Oct 24, 2017 | advice, balance, family, health, homesteading, lifestyle, stress, time management |
Many homesteaders choose the lifestyle, in part, to leave the chaos of the modern world behind. I admire that philosophy, but after more than 50 years of living a country life, with some periods more “homesteady” than others, I also chuckle. It may be a...
by Lisa Matthews | Aug 11, 2016 | advice, balance, family, homesteading, lifestyle |
I would love to say I have a wealth of Wisdom, but actually, this post is more about aging and my observations of the changes that aging makes on the homesteader than real wisdom. Some say with age comes wisdom, and that is true to a point, but there are so many...
by Lisa Matthews | Mar 30, 2016 | advice, balance, Easter, family, green house, homesteading, planting, spring., stress, Uncategorized |
This previous week has been an ever changing series of events. At times I’ve wanted to cry, occasionally I have laughed, and more frequently than my Mama would be proud of, I have cursed! In dealing with a multitude of events, and trying to make sure...
by Lisa Matthews | Jan 10, 2016 | advice, balance, homesteading, lifestyle, Uncategorized |
In my last post of December 2015, I spent some time reflecting on some struggles that I have been having since Papa got sick last summer, and began looking at the ways I had let myself get off balance. I had gotten off balance with myself, off balance with our...
