Momma’s Musings

Its been 27 weeks since they started shutting down business and imposing weird rules on our daily lives. I took this photo on April 5th. The cattle corral. I hated it and would only stop if there wasn’t a line. … Continued

I haven’t blogged since mid May. I didn’t even finish our quarantine journal. I am very inconsistent and I keep saying I will do better and don’t. I decided a few months ago that I was going to archive my … Continued

It was sometime in 2008 I believe that we really gave thought to building a farm. It was a few years later reality set in and we focused more on a homestead. Neither of us had ever lived on a … Continued

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. I like sharing my story but I don’t like having to explain myself, especially not 1000 times. And that happens a lot on FB.   To recap. We are dealing with more … Continued

Some of you may have wondered why I’ve not posted in a while, and why the BLH FB page is down. Simply put, that is just not our focus right now. I am also taking issue with Facebook itself. It’s … Continued

This post came across my newsfeed yesterday and it was completely relatable. I don’t think people who have never been “broke broke” can truly understand it. Being poor is expensive. Things cost more when you can’t afford them. Like vehicles. … Continued

Reunification Day. Its been 3 years since my children were reunited with us as a family after being in state custody for 8 weeks. For the past 3 years we have been trying to heal. But it’s been hard. Judge … Continued

I am a very outspoken advocate for individualism. I think everyone should live their life they way they choose to without interference from anyone else so long as it doesn’t cause interference on someone else. However, I’ve found many people … Continued