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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! The next day was Sunday and Marquette had church in Albuquerque at the Singles Ward and Cameron unfortunately had to work that day. But the Mowers had previously been invited over to Uncle Roger’s house for dinner, so they knew they’d see each other then. Marquette went […]

Our Story, Part 6: A Rainy Night

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For previous installments of Our Story, click here! The morning of July 4th dawned bright and Marquette woke up with the sweetest feeling of peace and love. All the knots in her stomach were gone and the doubts had been erased. She knew God had his hand in what was happening and she knew Cameron […]

Our Story, Part 7: July 4th and August 9th

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Living in the forest in the Southwest, fire emergency is always a worry snd having an evacuation prep list takes a lot fo the worry and chaos off my mind. Especially in the heat of the early summer before the monsoon rains have come. And that’s exactly where we are right now. To boot, there […]

Evacuation Prep List for a Family

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Each of our babies has made their splash into the world with their own unique entrance into life. Molly was no different, and we’re grateful to have her here and for the little miracles that kept her safe!

Molly’s Birth Story

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Once Cameron graduated, we set out to find our new “Big Kid with a Real Adult Job” rental after he got his first job. We ended up moving from a large 3 bedroom home on a ranch to a 1 bedroom home for a family of soon to be four. And boy was it a learning experience!

Lessons from the One Bedroom Wonder

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Picking blackberries at the end of summer is becoming one of our family traditions here, and this year was one for the books!

Picking Blackberries

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There’s not point to documenting a journey if the starting point isn’t set out. So this is what we’re doing here, in all it’s good and not so good.

Where We’re Starting From

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I posted on Instagram the other day about how our favorite summer plans this year is to NOT move. We’ve moved every summer for 5 years and I’m so excited to get to stay put. However, after moving so frequently, I developed a system that made the moves easier and better every time, and we’ve […]

From Uhaul to Fully Unpacked in 48 hrs: Our Packing System secrets!

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We all know that there is a big difference between being excited about an idea and being able to actually implement it and move towards it. This is how we feel with Radical Homemaking. This is our list of the next 10 baby steps we’re taking to more us closer to our goals!

Our 10 Baby Steps towards Radical Homemaking in 2019

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Maple tapping in Arizona? We had to see if it was possible, and we learned a lot!

The Lemonade Chronicles: Maple Tapping