If I could commandeer even an eighth of her energy, I could save significantly on my coffee budget.Īnd this is Cupcake. Lovey’s antics make all of our lives exquisitely interesting. She’s vivacious and cunning and I love her. She is sensitive, endearing, and fit for the stage! She has more personality in her little finger than most people have in their whole body. She is sensible and analytical… nearly my polar opposite. She also has grand aspirations of being an astronaut. She is my perfectionist and loves to read and write. He is my partner in crime and craves a good cup of joe almost as much as I do. He is my best friend and most days, he keeps me out of trouble. These are some of my favorite posts about our family that I think you might enjoy: But in the end, we revel in the good, reflect on the not-so-good, and drown it all with coffee. Sometimes, really terrible things happen. Sometimes really incredible stuff happens. And more rewarding than we had ever imagined. After spending nearly all our lives as suburbanites, in 2012 we followed our hearts here to this little piece of heaven, aspiring to carve out our dream of living the life of homesteaders.

Our family lives on a smallish, yet-to-be named acreage in the middle of America’s heartland: Iowa.

Coffee is my lifeblood and I believe in good chocolate. I am a musician, a sometimes poet, and my faith in God is my anchor. As a family, we believe in simple, wholesome living. My hubby is sorely outnumbered by lovely females, but I swear he loves every minute of it.

Blue jeans and coffee beans series