The Farm in Spring

I really think April into May may be my very favorite time on our farm. Our roses start blooming like crazy! And the grass is getting so green.

You can really see what happens after the sheep are done eating. See the areas all around them? They've already eaten down those paddocks and now they are in a new one!

And check out those big clumps of grass in the paddock. Those are where the egg-mobile has previously been. Look at what all that fertilizer does for the farm!!!

This video really shows the development of our land with the animals' help! I love it:

Homeschool Theater Production

Three of my four kiddos were in a production at HERITAGE for Theatre. I didn't really get a picture of Isaac, but they are all in a play entitled: The Internet is a Distract ... oh Look it's a Kitten."

So thankful for Kristin G. who helped get all this set up. I just love our homeschool group!

Hang out on prom nite

It was a little sad around these parts on Prom Night. Abigail is only 13. She turns 14 in July. But you had to be 14 by April in order to attend the Prom. While I have Abigail in the 7th grade, she is 8th grade age, and all of her friends are 9th grade. All of her friends were attending Prom, and she didn't get to go. 

So we decided to try to have a fun girls' night. Joni, Jan, Genevieve and Kari and my girls -- we all went to the Mall in Johnson City and then out for a nice dinner. 

I tell you what: I don't like the mall at all. It is totally overwhelming to me. I've really turned into a farmer.

Prom 2025

Isaac attended Prom with a very special lady in his life: Ana Y. We really like this young lady! Sidge decided not to attend and Abigail was just a few months too young to go. He had a wonderful time, and Joni was here to see him off!

Mr. Cellophane

 

This past Saturday, Isaac performed a music theater number for so parents and grandparents. There were about 15 performances, and I have to be honest, I really thought Isaac's was one of the best. It was so entertaining, and just really fantastic. I am so proud of him!

Night Out

 

 

Had an opportunity to go out to dinner with our good friends a few weeks back. Forgot to post this picture. Love Richard and Mary Kay. They are great. We were stationed with them in the Azores when he was a fighter pilot and now he is a pastor on the other side of town.  

Every time ...

Every time you say "this is new for me" instead of "I'm bad at this," you allow your brain space to learn instead of freeze. That's neuroplasticity in real time. 

Every time you stop to breathe before reacting, you're training your brain to pause before it protects. That's the foundation of emotional regulation. 

Every time you set a boundary, even if your voice shakes, you're teaching your brain that you can protect yourself. That's what builds self-trust. 

Every time you say "I don't need to prove myself today," you shift from hypervigilance to grounded self-worth. That's a deep nervous system reset. 

Every time you allow space for your feelings instead of minimizing them, you're rewriting a pattern your body has held for years. That's trauma-informed healing. 

Every time you let yourself rest without guilt, you're breaking the lie that your worth depends on how much you achieve. 

Every time you say "this matters to me" in a family that avoids difficult conversations, you're disrupting a cycle of silence. That's intergenerational change. 

(I did not write this. Taken from Instagram)

I WONDER ...

I often wonder if I'd ever have realized I needed to heal if I hadn't had kids. 

Motherhood has a way of holding up a mirror to our deepest wounds, reflecting back the parts of us we kept hidden.

My children didn't create my triggers, but they brought them to the surface. Without them, I might never have faced those shadows. 

The showed me where I needed to grow and gave me the strength to break the cycle. 

(I did not write this. Taken from Instagram)

It's okay ...