Spring homemaking in real life—join me for a day on our homestead with sourdough baking, simple homeschool rhythms, gardening, and peaceful moments in the middle of motherhood.
Hey friends, welcome to a slower kind of video today.
It’s spring here on our 40 acres, and everything feels like it’s waking up again. The grass is finally turning green, the air is softer, and there’s just something about stepping outside this time of year that feels like a deep breath for your soul.
I don’t know about you, but this season always reminds me that God is still making things new, even when life feels a little heavy or rushed.
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22–23
It’s a little bit cliché verse to use when we’re talking about spring, but honestly, I think I need that reminder. Life has felt a little loud lately. A little full. Five boys will do that to you. But out here in the open acreage, it’s quiet in a way that settles you.
Today, I’ll be simply taking you along on an average day in our lives. There’ll be some updates, new recipe talk, homeschool chit-chat, and hopefully some tips and tricks for you to take along. Welcome to Healing Home. I hope you are encouraged and inspired by your time here.
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Life on the Homestead
We’ve got baby chicks again this year, which is always one of my favorite parts of spring. There’s just something so sweet about them, even though they are a lot of work.
And I’ve been on the hunt for more African geese, which has been harder than I expected. Apparently, everyone else also decided this was the year for geese.
But I will say, I made a decision this spring. We are not adding any more animals beyond what we already have. No pigs. No “just one more thing.” No expanding just because we can. I think sometimes in homesteading, and honestly in motherhood and homeschool too, there’s this quiet pressure to keep adding more. More animals, more projects, more commitments. I can even catch myself thinking that if we want this to be a ‘real’ homestead, we have to be doing more. We have to be producing our own meat! There’s so much more to sustainable living than raising animals.
More isn’t always better. Sometimes more is just more noise.
And right now, I’m really craving simplicity. Faithfulness in what we already have. Taking care of what’s already been entrusted to us, instead of constantly reaching for something new.
Breakfast on the Homestead
When I get done with my work-from-home job every morning, we head into a cleaning and tidying-up rhythm. I’ve had to learn to let go of the mess while I’m in work mode, and that was really a hard transition for me years ago. So there tends to be a good portion to clean up every morning.
There’s always something. Always.
I’ve been asked about what I’m putting in my coffee each morning. My concoction probably deserves an actual recipe spot on the blog, but I haven’t quite gotten around to it. In 2024, after the birth of Waylin, I was looking for some natural solutions to what I’ll call “crazy mom”. Probably a bit of postpartum depression, rage, and anxiety all rolled into one. I started adding mushrooms into my coffee, and I cannot explain the extent of the difference it has made in my life. I’ve varied the recipe a bit over the last few years, but right now what’s in my jar is collagen, chaga, lion’s mane, and cordyceps.
Another part of this morning rhythm is to try to have a nourishing breakfast on the table at least 4 times a week. The rest of the days are typically leftover bread or maybe hard-boiled eggs — something simple.
Today I’m making an einkorn sourdough loaf, and it’s a little different than the one I’ve shared before. I’ve been testing it, tweaking it, and if you’ve been around for a while, you know I’m really slow about putting recipes out. That’s something I’ve learned over the last 10 years—don’t rush it.
There’s a temptation to just share things quickly, but I really want what I put on the blog to be something that actually works in your home. Something you can trust. So, we’re still testing this one.
Chores For the Kids
I’m also bringing back our chore chart for the summer. I’ve shared this before, but for whatever reason, chore charts just work better in our home during the spring and summer months.
And then during the school year, I kind of loosen up a little.
I don’t know if it’s because we’re outside more or because the boys have more energy to burn, but this is when we really build those habits. I’m also learning that my boys are ready for more difficult chores. Chores can be a training ground for life and we’re definitely trying to embrace that this summer. If you are interested in my printable and visual chore chart, YOUTUBE20 will get you 20% off both on Etsy and Gumroad shops.
But I’ve found that when we build those rhythms now, they tend to carry over—even if it’s not perfectly—into the winter months when everything slows down.
New Homeschool Season
We made a bit of a pivot in our homeschool recently. We were working through a Rocks and Minerals unit, and it started out really fun. It’s actually a really great unit, but it got a bit much for us.
I was talking with Abbie from Family Style Learning over Instagram, and she said it perfectly—
“Rocks and Minerals was fun until it wasn’t.” And I just laughed because, yes. That was exactly how it went for us. It got deeper than what my kids needed right now, and instead of pushing through just to finish, we stopped. We just dropped it. And honestly, that felt really good.
So instead of forcing something that wasn’t working, we’re moving into our summer rhythm a little early. We’ve done a similar summer rhythm for the last two-ish years. So I guess we are year-round homeschoolers, although I’m not sure I’m ready to own that label! Our rhythm during the summer is family Bible study, reading/language arts, and math. I’m trying two new curricula for our reading/language arts and math. If there’s a good time to try something new without a lot of pressure, I tend to think that it’s during the summer months. If the new thing works, great; continue on! If the new curriculum, routine, or rhythm doesn’t work, you’ve learned something new and can move on from it.
Simple. Life-giving. Sustainable.
Today we’re starting a Bible study from Not Consumed called My Brother’s Keeper, and I’m already really enjoying this one.
If you have boys—or honestly any kids—you know sibling conflict is just a daily thing. And I don’t just want to manage behavior. I want heart change.
I want them to actually care about each other. To look out for one another. To understand what it means to love your brother—not just tolerate him. So I’m praying this study helps plant some of those seeds. But at the end of the day, I know I can’t force that kind of change. That kind of heart change only comes from our Lord and Savior, Jesus. He’s the one who softens hearts, who teaches them to love, and who does the real work in them.
Gardening in the Spring
We’re still in that in-between season with gardening.
It’s not quite time to go all in yet, which is always a little hard for me. I’m ready. But the ground is not. Plus, the weather today is quite crummy! We had frost this morning, so it really is quite chilly.
Despite the weather, I’m going to try getting my wildflower bed started and moving some soil around. I actually had some plants in our garage to plant, but it was so chilly and windy, I decided to wait until another day.
I’m taking the topsoil from my raised beds and moving it into the pumpkin patch.
Our soil here is really sandy, so I’m hoping this gives the pumpkins a better chance, and it also gives me an opportunity to amend the raised beds, which they’ve needed for a while. And I’m planting wildflowers in my back middle garden bed.
Which, I know, is kind of a frivolous use of space.
But I don’t even care. Because every year when they bloom, it’s one of my favorite things on our property. It’s just, beautiful.
And I think we need that sometimes. Not everything has to be productive. Some things can just be… lovely.
Dinner Prep
For dinner tonight, we’re making one of my summer favorites from the blog—my Chickpea Avocado Salad. It’s one of those recipes that just feels like summer. It’s fresh, simple, and it’s perfect as a side dish, especially if you’re grilling.
But honestly, sometimes I just eat it as a main dish, and give the kids tortilla chips with it, and they’re happy. That is exactly what we are doing tonight.
Here are the ingredients:
- Chickpeas
- Corn
- Black beans
- Rotel tomatoes
- Green peppers
- Avocados
- Onion
- Fresh basil
- Olive oil
- Salt
It comes together really quickly, which is always a win on days like this.
Spring Homemaking in the Country
And that’s kind of what a spring day looks like for us right now. It’s not perfect.
It’s a little loud. A little messy. Sometimes overwhelming. But also, really full in the best way.
I think as moms—especially in busy seasons—it’s easy to feel overstimulated, stretched thin, like there’s always something needing you. And that’s real. But there are also these small, quiet moments tucked in between it all. Stepping outside and feeling the sun. Watching your kids run barefoot in the yard. Making a meal with simple and wholesome ingredients.
Starting fresh, even in the middle of unfinished things. And I think those are the moments that remind us that God is here too.
Not just in the big, meaningful things. But in the ordinary. In the dirt under your nails, the noise in your kitchen, the rhythm of another day. And when I really take a deep breath and think about the big picture of life, all of that is more than enough.
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