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My Daughter Lilly Joins Me on the Podcast to Talk About The 10 Things We’ve Learned in Two Years of Homesteading | EP. 340

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I have a very exciting guest this week. My daughter Lilly joins us to talk about a highly requested topic – the 10 things we have learned in two years of homesteading. We’re not experts and certainly don’t have it all figured out, but we dove into this life head first and have been so excited about it.

2:29 – The Lilly 101

  • Lilly is 9 and in the 3rd grade.
  • She loves playing outside, reading, drawing and listening to music, especially 90s, rock and pop music.

4:05 – Lesson 1: Sometimes things won’t go your way

  • Last year, we built a small greenhouse and a storm destroyed it. So my husband built a new greenhouse.
  • We get meat birds and chickens, and they usually end up dying.

7:39 – Lesson 2: It’s expensive

  • This is not for the faint of heart, and it’s also not cheap. It’s a sacrifice.
  • Feed, animals, fencing, vet bills, infrastructure, repairs – it’s all expensive.

9:19 – Lesson 3: Death happens

  • Lilly was 7 years old when we moved to the farm, and she has experienced a lot of animal deaths.
  • Lilly named a chick Jerry, and he died four days later. It was her introduction to death and was tough.

17:21 – Lesson 4: It’s so much fun, but much harder than we thought

  • It’s fun to take care of animals, pet them and eat them. But it’s a lot of hard work.
  • Until you jump into this lifestyle, you don’t realize how much work it is.

18:30 – Lesson 5: The work never stops

  • The farm doesn’t take a vacation. If we want to go somewhere, we have to hire people to take care of the animals.
  • We can’t be spontaneous and travel last minute.

20:43 – Lesson 6: Babies are really, really fun

  • The farm has a lot of death, but it also has a lot of birth and a lot of babies.

23:01 – Lesson 7: Fencing is the thing I never knew I wanted so badly

  • We had no fencing infrastructure when we moved here.
  • Fencing is incredibly expensive.

24:30 – Lesson 8: Goats are animals you love to hate

  • We have huge goats. They are massive, enormous creatures.
  • Our mama goat won’t let us milk her.
  • The goats eat our expensive flowers and trees, but not poison ivy.

27:06 – Lesson 9: We have learned a lot about God

  • Just sitting outside and paying attention to the seasons and weather, we see God’s hand in things.
  • It’s amazing to see animals’ instincts in giving birth and taking care of their young.

30:09 – Lesson 10: It’s rewarding, and we can’t imagine doing anything else

  • Homesteading is the most rewarding thing we’ve ever done and the best decision we’ve ever made.
  • Lilly and her brother Amos don’t always want to do their farm chores, but they are learning a lot about hard work and where their food comes from.

FEATURED QUOTES

If you have ever been just straight up curious, if you’ve ever wanted to move to a farm or you thought about the homestead life or this whole concept is foreign to you, hopefully this episode is for you. – Molly

I like 90s music. I get it from my mom. – Lilly

You go into a project expecting it to go one way, and it just doesn’t. – Molly

Every year we always get meat birds and chickens, and they always end up dying. – Lilly

If you have an idea for something for the farm, it’s probably not going to go the way that you think it is. – Molly

Moving to the farm, living the homestead life is not for the faint of heart, and it is also not cheap. It is a sacrifice. – Molly

When people ask me, ‘How many pets do you have? … 108!’ They’re like, ‘Where did you get all those pets? … I don’t know. The Home Depot.’ – Lilly

The farm has a lot of death, but it also has a lot of birth and a lot of babies. – Molly

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Our girl graduated fifth grade today and sang the National Anthem 🥹 And yes, I was a blubbery mess. I’m so grateful God saw fit for me to be her mama. We are so proud of the amazing young woman she’s becoming. #lillstillhomemovies

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Our girl graduated fifth grade today and sang the National Anthem 🥹 And yes, I was a blubbery mess. I’m so grateful God saw fit for me to be her mama. We are so proud of the amazing young woman she’s becoming. #lillstillhomemovies

🇺🇸 ❤️ remembering her and all those who gave their lives in service to their country.

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🇺🇸 ❤️ remembering her and all those who gave their lives in service to their country.

Spam texts are like a box of chocolates… I just start replying with Forrest Gump quotes ‘til they leave me alone. #spamtexts #lifeislikeaboxofchocolates

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Spam texts are like a box of chocolates… I just start replying with Forrest Gump quotes ‘til they leave me alone. #spamtexts #lifeislikeaboxofchocolates

He is risen indeed! ✝️

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He is risen indeed! ✝️

It’s wild out here in these pollen streets. #thepollening 🤧

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It’s wild out here in these pollen streets. #thepollening 🤧

🎊 ONE WHOLE YEAR 🎉

My debut memoir, “If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry” has been out in the world for one whole year today. Writing this book was hard and holy work, and it’s been such a joy to see how many of you have laughed, cried, and laughed till you cried.

Thank you for the support of this book. ❤️

If you’ve read it, would you do me a *huge* favor and leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads? And would you share the book with a friend or on social media? It would mean the world to me.

And if you haven’t picked up a copy or downloaded the audiobook yet, what are you waiting for? 😉

#ifidontlaughillcry #iidlic #nelsonbooks

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🎊 ONE WHOLE YEAR 🎉 

My debut memoir, “If I Don’t Laugh, I’ll Cry” has been out in the world for one whole year today. Writing this book was hard and holy work, and it’s been such a joy to see how many of you have laughed, cried, and laughed till you cried. 

Thank you for the support of this book. ❤️

If you’ve read it, would you do me a *huge* favor and leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads? And would you share the book with a friend or on social media? It would mean the world to me. 

And if you haven’t picked up a copy or downloaded the audiobook yet, what are you waiting for? 😉 

#ifidontlaughillcry #iidlic #nelsonbooks

Nine is fine! Happy birthday to the sweetest, kindest, funniest, smartest, best basketball playing boy we know! We love you, buddy roe!

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Nine is fine! Happy birthday to the sweetest, kindest, funniest, smartest, best basketball playing boy we know! We love you, buddy roe!

13 years of being married to the best man I know. Life with you is more than I ever could have dreamed. I love you, J. 🤍 #happyanniversary

📷 @katelynjames

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13 years of being married to the best man I know. Life with you is more than I ever could have dreamed. I love you, J. 🤍 #happyanniversary 

📷 @katelynjames

And the people of God said… AMEN!

#leviticus #allfatisthelords #biblerecap #biblehumor

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And the people of God said… AMEN! 

#leviticus #allfatisthelords #biblerecap #biblehumor

I often wonder if he’d be a red head like Amos or if he’d be musically gifted like Lilly.

Would he love snuggling or be a boy who only wanted hugs on his terms?

Would his eyes be brown like his dad’s or would he be covered in freckles?

What would his laugh sound like? Who would be his best friend? What would his favorite book be? Would he say Gen Alpha slang words like sigma and skibidi or would he love his mom too much to do that?

Would I be mommy or mama or mom to him?

So many questions I won’t get to answers to on this side of heaven. But I think about him today, just like every day, and I hope he’s getting a slice of strawberry cake for his heavenly birthday.

7 years. 🤍 #elijahtimothy

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I often wonder if he’d be a red head like Amos or if he’d be musically gifted like Lilly. 

Would he love snuggling or be a boy who only wanted hugs on his terms? 

Would his eyes be brown like his dad’s or would he be covered in freckles?

What would his laugh sound like? Who would be his best friend? What would his favorite book be? Would he say Gen Alpha slang words like sigma and skibidi or would he love his mom too much to do that? 

Would I be mommy or mama or mom to him?

So many questions I won’t get to answers to on this side of heaven. But I think about him today, just like every day, and I hope he’s getting a slice of strawberry cake for his heavenly birthday. 

7 years. 🤍 #elijahtimothy
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