• 5 Things I Learned After a Month of Fasting

    We’re coming off a month of fasting, which has been both challenging and refreshing. It’s provided me with some insight of more than just spiritual proportions and I wanted to share my experience. For starters, I have never fasted before.…

  • January 2018 Update

    After the “year of hard things” and “the month that almost killed us” I was an eager beaver to move into 2018! We rang in the new year with our sweet friends who have become such a constant in our…

  • January 2018 in Pictures

    For the full January update, click here.  Happy New Year! Had so much fun ringing in 2018 with our peeps!  #NYE #seeya2017 #byefelicia #welcome2018 #BlessedYearEver  So excited to see what 2018 holds. I’m still thinking about the sermon I heard yesterday. If 2018 looks…

  • 2017 Year in Review

    This is always my favorite post to write but 2017 will go down in history as “the year of hard things.” I remember taking our little house down to the studs and putting it back together again. I SERIOUSLY do.…

  • December 2017 in Pictures

    If you missed the full December update, you can find it here.   A quick and easy little bunting I made with Skylar.   Mt. Juliet Christmas Parade followed by Mexican for lunch!  Gainey’s Annual Christmas Party  At Mike’s Christmas Party for…

  • December 2017 Update

    You guys. This month was rough. I don’t think I have ever in my life been so happy to see a month go and the year too for that matter. I seriously felt like 2017 was trying to kill me…

  • Bishop Family Farm

    This chronicles the first year of our home at the BFF.     START HERE: Home Sweet Land DECEMBER 2017 We got to work right away on the demo, which is now complete. We uncovered beautiful hardwood floors that we…

  • My Favorite Books Read In 2017

    For the past 3 years, no matter how hard I tried, I coudn’t make it past 25 books. This year I read 30 and it’s very possible I will finish one more before December 31st.  I was the girl who…

  • November 2017 in Pictures

    Click here to read the full November update.   Thanksgiving 2017 – Love these girls!   Skylar saying goodbye to Onyx. Sweetest most pitful thing ever.  Iron Bowl  |  House Divided  Onyx, 5 months old, 30.2 pounds  Our chickens are finally laying…

  • November 2017 Update

    At this point in the year it always seems to speed up and things fly by. I hardly even remember November. Seriously. We did finally get our garage installed this month. That was the last “big” thing on our renovation…