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The Barrenness of a Busy Life

By Lara DeHaven

The month of May is such a busy time.  It rivals December with obligations and functions to attend.  There are graduations and end of year award ceremonies and/or recitals.  On the homestead, the garden is bursting forth while the weeds compete for room.  My children are in the last stretch with their show animals, which require a lot of attention and work.  The Mounted Posse is practicing for their up-coming performances at the Grimes County Fair.  School is still in session at home. My husband and I are running Cross Creek Cattle Company, which offers grass fed beef to the public. ... »

Bittersweet Day

By Lara DeHaven

Last Friday was a bittersweet day.  It was the anniversary of the death of my beloved grandmother.  I have lived the last two years without her.  In honor of Mama, I told a few stories about her to my children and found myself weeding my flower garden.  She had a green thumb and found great joy in the beauty of... »

If I Had Only Known

By Lara DeHaven

Thinking back a year ago when my family and I embarked on our radical change in diet a.k.a. the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, there are several things that I wish I had known.  Now please realize that there are phases of the diet, and I am only addressing the foods that you can consume in the later stages.  So if you... »


A Year Without…

By Lara DeHaven

For each of my family members, we mourned for different foods during our year on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).  My husband missed soda waters, candy, potatoes, and corn.  My daughter missed bread.  Jake wanted anything with sugar.  Isaac and... »

Mission Accomplished: 365 days completed

By Lara DeHaven

April Fool's Day, 2011, my family and I began our journey to better health by attempting to heal our guts on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD).  Yesterday we celebrated our year complete.  It was a true 365 day challenge, but... »

Benefits of Playing with Trucks

By Lara DeHaven

What a beautiful day! With the warm spring weather, it seems like my day to day work only increases.  I feel like I have been running around like a chicken with its neck cut off.  I am being pulled in... »

Lessons from the Hen House

By Lara DeHaven

Have you ever seen something new and then thought, "Why didn't I think of this?"  When I first had the privilege of looking through Carol Alexander's, "Lessons from the Hen House," that was my exact thought.  It only makes sense... »

Freshly Hatched Chicks

By Lara DeHaven

We have had chickens for the past eight years.  We enjoy observing their movements and actions throughout the day.  We actually... »

Mayonnaise Chicken

By Lara DeHaven

One of my family's favorite chicken dishes is what we call "Mayonnaise Chicken."  Honestly, I was watching television one evening around dinner time and a commercial for Hellman's Mayonnaise aired.  They were advertising not only their mayonnaise, but recipes with... »

Interview with Carol Alexander

By Lara DeHaven

My family really enjoyed our Spring Break.  We went camping.  Jake competed in the Livestock Judging contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.  We spent a lot of time together as a family, which is not unusual; however, instead... »

Show Pigs 2012

By Lara DeHaven

This is the second year Jake and Kyla are raising pigs as a 4-H swine project.  Last year, theirs did not gain enough weight and were disqualified.  It was a rough learning curve, but... »

2012 Show Goats

By Lara DeHaven

I cannot describe how beautiful our weekend was!  We had perfect Spring-like weather.  My best part of Saturday was sitting on a pier over... »

Grand Opening

By Lara DeHaven

It took a lot longer than I had anticipated, but the Fresh From the Farm Store is now up and running.  I have two products for sale.  First, I am selling my... »

One Thousand Gifts

By Lara DeHaven

I was so surprised the other day when a large brown UPS delivery van drove up into my driveway.  I was not expecting anything to be delivered by this carrier.  Yet a brown box with my name and address appeared... »

One Thing Necessary, Part Two

By Lara DeHaven

As I shared on Friday in the first part of this article, Shannon Hurley opened my eyes to one short, but powerful phrase in Luke 10.  It lies within the Mary and Martha story.  Martha is working herself to the... »

One Thing Necessary

By Lara DeHaven

Last summer I had the pleasure of listening to Shannon Hurley, a missionary from SOS (Sufficiency of Scripture) Ministries, who is currently living in Uganda.  His message was powerful for six months later I am still reminding myself of his... »

Incredible Icing Revisited

By Lara DeHaven

Roses, chocolates, and Valentines.  These are the typical gifts given on February 14th.  Since chocolate of any kind is a no-no on our diet, we had to... »

A Souper Day

By Lara DeHaven

Yesterday late afternoon it began sleeting.  We were a little confused at the appearance of this winter precipitation since I had not heard any such thing in the weather forecast.  It did not last very long.  This morning rain began... »

Photographic Friday

By Lara DeHaven

My children are members of the Grimes County Jr. Deputy Sheriff's Mounted Posse.  My husband is the Drillmaster.  On Go-Texan Days in Grimes County, they served as ambassadors for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo inviting all to the world's... »

Valentine’s Day for Homesteaders

By Lara DeHaven

Valentine's Day is next Tuesday.  You usually get one of two responses to this celebration.  You either get someone who just loves it and is looking forward to doing something... »

Encouraging the Writer, Part 2

By Lara DeHaven

First I want to thank everyone for privately emailing me about sources for local, raw honey.  I have found some and am making arrangements to fill up my five gallon bucket for a reasonable price.  I want to gather these... »

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Psalm 128:2

"You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessing and prosperity will be yours."