Wedding Fun

We enjoyed a very special wedding! Congratulations Lance Crafton & Ying Meng!💓

VBS

I forgot to post photos of our church's Vacation Bible School from a couple of weeks ago. We had a fantastic time studying creation, and discovering different attributes of God that can be learned through nature. We hiked through Big Woods State Park, and the kids loved swimming in the waterfall area! This hidden gem is only 9 minutes from our house! I can't believe we've never been there until this summer. Thanks, Pautzes, for a great week!💓

Independence Day Celebration

Here's a picture from our family's celebration on the 4th. Eric put on quite the show!💓

Blessed Country

God is good, and we pray for our country to seek Him! He offers freely salvation, mercy & grace to all who call on His name!

June Blooms!

Gardening, Chickens & Hobby Farm Life

It was a productive week at the end of June here at our little hobby farm! Monday morning was the last round of butchering, so we now have 522 pounds of chicken to last us until next year. We spent much of the week pulling up invasive weeds in different areas, but we made sure to leave the pollinator-friendly weeds for the bees and butterflies. Today was mowing, yard work, and cleaning out the chicken coop. The vegetable garden is coming along, and we're all going to sleep well tonight!

Weeding

All summer long, we spend a lot of time pulling weeds in the different woodsy areas of our acreage. Yesterday was "stinging nettle" day. I couldn't believe how big they got! I guess the weather has been just right, and all of the rain has really contributed to excessive weed growth. Our next job is cleaning up the vining weeds in the west woods. Always something to do on a hobby farm!