The view from here wasn’t pretty this morning . I wouldn’t trade farmlife for anything despite the curveballs North Texas weather throws at us. I will say, challenging days like this separates the farm folk from the city dwellers. I think back to our ancestors and admire them so much. I’m pretty tough and willing to do hard things on the regular, but the thought of our people in covered wagons or sod houses (both of which were part of my family’s history) in this kind of rain….I can’t imagine not having a dry warm place to retreat to with running water to rinse off all the mud.
Our ancestors (all of ours), were made of tougher cloth, or we wouldn’t be here . They endured life in ways we can’t easily imagine. I daresay, our current combined generations would have a hard time surviving if “common comforts” were taken away. It’s a good thing to get uncomfortable sometimes. It reminds us of our basic luxuries and it is in our uncomfortableness that we are most often innovative and experience growth.
That’s how I started my own health journey when I was in my 30’s. I was uncomfortable enough with my health situation that I was willing to seek a better way. 20+ later I thank God for that uncomfortableness!
#discomfortcanbeablessing
#makethechange
#youaretheCEOofyou
#alwayslearning
#ThanksYL
#becomingyourownhealthdetective
#byohd
Farm Animals
Happy Birthday, Georgie!
Horse (and People) Deworming
I’ve been using #silverliningherbs equine dewormer for several years now and LOVE the product (it’s super easy to use in addition to being safe for them). I also love that they send out a deworming schedule I can keep in the feed room as a reminder. I also love that they send out this schedule because it helps me plan when I’m going to start my 2-3 times a year parasite cleanse for my human self. It takes a little prepping to get my personal house in order beforehand. Making sure the digestive system is in strong working order, supporting liver function, and then the actual parasite cleanse. Have you ever done one?
Here’s a great reference for best practice start date of the actual parasite cleanse. Plan on 4-6 weeks of gut/liver love beforehand and during
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We North Americans are a snotty bunch…. thinking parasites are only an issue in 3rd world countries. No so. We’re just as 
wormy!….. maybe even moreso because it’s an often neglected aspect of health.
Happy National Opossum Day!
If you would have told me we’d fall in love with a ‘possum a year ago, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have believed you.
Yet here we are….. celebrating one of the most maligned creatures God ever made!
They truly are amazing little mammals!
Memories Are Sweet
13 years ago, and so much (and so little has changed).
Same farm…. it would take a circus train to move us

. We’re closing in on 30 years of homesteading. Lots of trial and error experiments have gone on out here, along with learning to live with and accept the idiosyncrasies of nature. 



























Happy Saturday friends!
xoxo