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It’s waking up without an alarm, rolling out of bed, opening the blinds over my nightstand, and watching the chickens and goats first thing in the morning.

It’s having a list of family favorite meals.

It’s routines that make life so much smoother.

It’s tears springing to me eyes at least once daily in pure gratitude for my beautiful family.

It’s becoming a morning person after years of being a night owl. 9PM, I’m ready to lay down.

It’s watching in awe as seeds I’ve planted turn into actual plants with leaves.

It’s getting giddy over spring babies and finding joy in being surrounded by farm animals.

It’s being able to talk for hours about my houseplants and flowers and garden and greenhouse goals.

It’s watching a barn be built by my favorite guys with genuine appreciation.

It’s watching all of my kids grow up and being so proud of the humans they are now and who they are becoming.

It’s planning a birthday date day based on garden center, plant nurseries, and farm store locations.

It’s loving my body for all that’s it’s done and continues to do.

It’s accepting that my brain isn’t broken and no longer being ashamed of my mental health issues. It’s understanding that this is who I am- and who I am is who I am supposed to be.

It’s placing firm boundaries in place in many areas of my life and learning how to say “no” without guilt.

It’s a relationship with my husband that only seems to get better over the years. It’s being 100% comfortable and able to be yourself around someone without worrying about judgement.

It’s allowing myself to fall apart when I need to knowing that I always pull myself back together and move forward.

It’s the best naps.

And the best baths.

It’s knowing that we are home. Together.

It’s understanding that life is full of brokenness but broken and beauty are not mutually exclusive. We can hold both sometimes even at the same time. Same with joy and sorrow.

It’s gratitude. For where we’ve been and where we are and where we are headed.

Happy National Gardening Day! I have fallen so ha

Happy National Gardening Day!

I have fallen so hard for gardening this year. It’s going to be a season of learning and I’m sure there will be plenty of setbacks along the way, but I’m excited for the ride.

My seedlings spent their first full night outside last night. I have several varieties of tomatoes, sweet peppers, and jalapeños as well as zinnias, aster, snapdragons, and pincushions growing on the back porch. I’m planning to get it all in the ground next weekend.

Grabbed these Supertunias last weekend after reading great things about them. I put them into containers to line our front porch steps and hopefully they’ll give us a good show all the way into fall. Had to showcase the beautiful eggs my ladies left me today.

Just a couple of really cute farm boys on this Mon

Just a couple of really cute farm boys on this Monday.

3 weeks ago, we walked into our local @tractorsupp

3 weeks ago, we walked into our local @tractorsupply and walked out with an incubator.

We were clueless about the process, but apparently we prefer to learn by jumping in. That’s been our entire hobby farm experience. We dive in then I research nonstop and we figure it out as we go. My Google searches at this point are comical.

So far we have 3 little ones hatched and 2 more working their way out today. I believe we started with 10 and they aren’t technically “due” until tomorrow so I’m feeling good about the process.

Honestly, I hoped for a single hatch so 5 on day 20 exceeds my expectations by a lot.

Within the last month, we’ve held newborn twin doelings, witnessed 3 eggs turn into chicks, and I practiced midwifery for our cat last night who welcomed a kitten. (I didn’t actually get involved but she wanted me near so I just sat with her as her support human.) That’s the first time I’ve ever watched an IRL live birth so it was super exciting for me.

As someone who has never been around or involved with farming, every little thing blows my mind and excites me right now. It’s even more fun that I get to experience all of this with my kids.

When we moved to our property almost one year ago,

When we moved to our property almost one year ago, we had one animal here with us- our Cavapoo, Wrigley.

This weekend will mark one year in our new house. We’ve gone from our single dog to over thirty animals.

We have 2 dogs, 8 goats, around 20 chickens, 2 rabbits, 2 cats, and a mini horse. 😳 I for sure did not see that coming one year ago.

There’s also an incubator filled with eggs- some of which will hopefully hatch over the next week. We are learning everything as we go so 🤞 that some of them survived our ignorance.

Between the animals and the eggs and the new life and the houseplants and the flowers and the vegetable plants growing from seed and the dirt under my nails, I finally feel like I’ve found my “home” outside of motherhood.

Being mama is my favorite thing in the entire world and for years, it’s been my sole soul focus. Finding hobby farming and planting/ growing has given me something for ME. Something I love and enjoy that also contributes to my family. Something I can do alone as soul therapy or with my children by my side as a different kind of soul therapy.

As we celebrate our first year in our home, it feels so good to be home- not just the house but the land and every single foot of these 17 acres and all it has to offer.

Because I want this to live on my feed. We. Are.

Because I want this to live on my feed.

We. Are. Vaccinated.

And I am so thankful for science and every single person who played a part in making this happen from creators and developers to study participants and our local community helping get these shots in arms.

We are vaccinated. I turn 32 next Friday and Justin turns 33 three days later and we are going to go out with our kids to celebrate.

So thankful. So relieved.

PS I’m not here for a debate. I make decisions based on what I feel is right for my family. You do the same for yours. ✌🏻

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