Vol.23 | The Big White Farmhouse

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The weather outside is //

As I look outside my window // The temperatures are inching warmer and warmer and I’m anxious to get going with this growing season. You should see my list of projects to complete…insanity, ha! A few on the list for this week include finishing up our chicken tractors, amending the garden soil and working on the construction of a new wood shed. The forecast doesn’t look promising, but I’m praying for a few little pockets of sunshine.

As I look around the house // It still looks quite haphazard with projects in progress everywhere too! We managed to install the new oven ourselves, but now have the old one waiting in the foyer to be taken to the dump. I’m still working on the walls in the laundry room (almost done!) but that also means that I have detergent and laundry baskets hanging out in the kitchen. It’s a hot mess over here right now.

Adjusting // to my Lenten sacrifice of less noise; I gave up listening to the news, Youtube videos, podcasts, etc. I’m embarrassed to admit that it’s been harder than I expected! I didn’t realize how much of my day is filled with this auditory information overload. My newfound silence is a little deafening. Ultimately, I know this will be good for me and will allow more space for me to hear God’s still, small voice.

On this week’s to-do list //

– finish last minute tasks for baby chick arrival – they come on Thursday! – take the old oven to the dump – look into a new provider for emailing my posts to subscribers (I’ve been having trouble with my current plugin – apologies to anyone who hasn’t been receiving emails!) – start more seeds under grow lights – pick a paint color for the laundry room

– get a chunk stitched on my cross-stitch project