I write this with some trepidation as I simply do not know what interest someone would have in this stay-at-home mother’s life. My husband, @Bluerthangreen, counseled me to just be me. So here goes…
My life is like so many other mothers out there who week after week care for their children. It is made of a million pieces of love showered on sweet babies, who become curious energetic youngsters, who become the sturdy men and women of our world tomorrow.
It is my hope that those countless acts of love together add up to something lasting. It is my hope that the sacrifice I made to stay at home with my children will mean something to them, and they can carry it with them when I am no longer there to comfort and counsel them as I do now. And then one day, they can give that same kind of love to their own children.
I am a mother with a hope that Steemit will be part of my dream: That my husband (@Bluerthangreen) and I can be together pouring ourselves out to create a legacy for our quickly growing children (ages 8, 5, 2, and 2 months). I have a hope our family will be free enough from the ongoing demands of debt and bills enough to do this. Presently my husband travels for work and there is much of our day-to-day life that is lived separately.
I can clearly picture us slowing down enough to work our land in the Ozarks of Arkansas, building our home, tending our garden and our animals, and simply doing life together.
I believe you can be a part of this simple mother’s dream. I don’t have a great many skills to share, nor am I riveting storyteller, but I would like to share a part of my heart and life lessons with this Steemit community. I anticipate making friends with many of you along my journey and look forward to reading your posts and comments as well.
A few words about myself and things I plan on posting about: when I’m not actively caring for my curious energetic youngsters, I enjoy reflecting on life over a good cup of coffee; making and remaking schedules to bring peace to my busy family; cooking up healthy recipes in the kitchen and natural DIY goods for the bathroom; tending my garden, and most especially creating meaningful art and graphic design.
In fact, in honor of Mother’s Day and my first post on Steemit, I’m sharing one of my prints from my Etsy shop, AllfortheGood. Feel free to save, print, and use as you wish.
If anyone is interested in purchasing anything from my Etsy shop, I’d like to offer a special coupon for any Steemians. Buy 1 Get 1 free, anything in my shop. Just put the code BOGOSTEEMIT in at checkout. www.etsy.com/shop/AllfortheGood
Thanks again @allforthegood.
Welcome and thanks for posts you have made!
I wish you the best!
If I could give you more than two cents with my vote, I would. Welcome to Steemit. Your husband gave you good advice, just be yourself and you'll do fine here. I hope you had a most excellent Mother's day.
I certainly did. My most amazing husband @bluerthangreen gave me some time to relax and make this post on Steemit while he had his own adventures with the children.
Welcome to the Steemit community!
I am another stay-at-home mother who likes to blog about my family. In fact just today I posted about the birth of my first child in celebration of mother's day.
I am now following you and wish you all the best here.
Thanks for the encouragement! I just read your description and look forward to reading your posts. There's so much to learn out there in the area of natural health and wellness.
Yes, motherhood is a journey where you learn a LOT along the way.
I look forward to future discussions with you.
I just followed you. As I was reading your interests, I thought, "Wow, this sounds like me!" Except for the cooking. And writing is my art. I'm really looking forward to reading your future posts and learning your thoughts on parenting, gardening and whatever else you choose to share. Welcome to Steemit!
Thanks redhens, I love your DIY approach to life. As I've been beginning this homesteading journey, I've had a lot of trial and error, but it's all progress as long as we don't give up!
Proverbs 31 women are the best!!
Welcome to Steem it!!
Thanks paradise-found. I took a peek at your posts and found them very interesting. I have family in Wisconsin and have seen that same Bell Tower you were describing. Also, I'm always interested in tree and plant identification. There's so much diversity out there and I have no clue what 90 percent of it is and what it is good for.
Welcome to Steemit @allforthegood
Reading your post sounds similar to our dream also, your way ahead.
Congrats on starting your dream's.
I know there's a lot of work to be done, but I'm trying to enjoy the journey. Thanks :)
I wish you well. I was a homeschool mom as well. We homeschooled back in the day when it was rarely heard about. My kids are now grown and I miss those years, although at the time were challenging. We too lived on a small farm. We made a garden, had a few farm animals. It was a beautiful time in my life. Enjoy your time with your young children, because before you turn around they will be all grown up and the McGuffey Reader will collect dust on the shelves and the house too quiet.
Thank you for your encouagement suziescorner! Small farms are so peaceful and beautiful. I can't think of a better environment for a child to grow up in and learn from.
Welcome to Steemit. Stephen
Thank you. I appreciate the warm welcome and am interested to watch as well as be a part of Steemit growing.
Welcome to steemit @allforthegood!
I've been blessed by your friendship and wanted to get you a fantastic gift for Mother's Day, so I'll resteem this post for you!
Thanks for your encouragement :)
Hello @allforthegood ! Its great to see you here !!
Thanks! It's great to finally be a part of what's going on here. I had an account for a while but never actually posted.
thank you !
Welcome @allforthegood to the Steemit community.
Thanks SuziQue. There certainly is a lot to read and enjoy out here.
@allforthegood
I want to commend you and your husband for making the important decision to homeschool your children.
My parents homeschooled me and my sister during a period of time when we faced considerable opposition. It was a privilege to have been homeschooled. I'm thankful that there has been progress made with homeschooling restrictions being lifted , but I also realize that we must continue to pray and stand up for the rights of homeschoolers in our country.
From time to time, I post about homeschooling because I have a heart for this movement. May the lord bless you all!
Thank you! I find your perspective refreshing. Looking forward to following your blog. I just read about some encouraging changes for Arkansas homeschooling, but you're right, it needs to be a continued area of prayer since these rights can be trampled on when people are unaware and inattentive to national happenings.
@allforthegood
You're welcome! I am also encouraged that Arkansas has made some positive changes when it comes to homeschooling.
Homeschoolers have the wonderful opportunity to think freely and to follow their convictions and that is such a powerful thing. This is a big reason why I pray that such rights will continue to be protected.
Hi and welcome!
Thank you @makishart. I certainly have been made to feel welcome here.
Ain't nothing to it, but to just do it! Way to go!
Thanks @bluerthangreen, I couldn't have done it without your prodding ;)
Welcome to the community. I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you. There is an amazing amount of creative thought and information out here.
Welcome to Steemit Land!
Thanks :) This is certainly a big land to explore. I took a peek at your blog. Great pictures. I'm going to enjoy that in my daily feed.
Thanks for looking and I appreciate the follow @allforthegood, plenty of pictures to come!
Welcome to steemit. Wonderful first post. You got a new follower.
Thank you sumsum. I'm happy to meet you. This looks like a great place to meet other people who love to create--very inspiring!
Steemit is truely an awesome place to meet great people and read refreshing stories. You can learn something new every minute and just be amazed by all the awesome art here.
Welcome to Steemit. Thanks for the very interesting and well written post. I'm sure you will greatly enjoy the community here, it is a very unique and positive place to write and have fun.
I'm already enjoying it :) I think it's great that there's quite a few people here posting art and photography. I hope to make that a regular contribution myself.
Nobody is a simple mother, every mother is a super hero.
Welcome on Steemit and have fun!!
PS: i am a father, who also have a woman as a super hero :)
Thanks :) When you're writing to a global audience, it can be kind of intimidating. But, I do know the great importance of a mother's job. I'm hoping after a few posts it will seem easier and more natural.
Any friend of @papa-pepper is welcome here.
Do not worry about the rivet, just tell the story as you see it.
Thank you. I will try!
You are SO blessed to be able to stay home with your little ones. The rewards of that decision will continue to show in all the years of their lives. I wish more young people could find the means to raise their own children during their most formative years. Maybe Steemit will provide the means for some to do just that!
I truly hope so! I believe families are meant to grow and live together.
Hello and welcome to Steemit. I'm sure you will enjoy it here, the community is so welcoming and I'm also sure you have a huge amount to add to it!
Thanks! I love your descriptive quote "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist." - Oscar Wilde From your posts, it looks like you are truly trying to live intentionally, congrats :)
Thank you very much :) I am doing my best! Happy Friday xo
lovely read and I hope all your dreams come true for you and your family
Thank you for your well wishes. It's a freeing feeling declaring my dreams to so many people at once.
Hello, welcome to Steemit!
You know, what I always loved to see, was the animals on ones farm. There are animal sanctuaries, which create beautiful content filming themselves cuddling with the cows or feeding their pigs a pineapple. They make money with the views and donations, that come in with the appreciation of the content.
I've read you got animals on your property, too. So maybe you find the time to introduce them or make content based on your interactions with them. Just a suggestion ;)
That's a great idea. Thanks for your advice @kaeptnkook.
Welcome to the platform. You have an awesome job with a lifetime pay.
That's a good philosophy to keep top of mind, thanks :)
Welcome to Steemit from a stay-at-home grandpa.
Thanks :) I can see where @papa-pepper gets his humor from.
welcome to the steemit, nice and happy family.Happy stemming
Thank you @anemona. I am blessed to be a mom to these four children.
Hello from another new Steemit member. I am so encouraged to see your beautiful family and the lifestyle that you've chosen. As a Canadian Crone who has done the homesteading thing (way back when) I love that there are still young people opting to live a more sane and gentler lifestyle. I congratulate you. It's a lot of hard work but so worth it. I hope to be sharing some of my recipes soon as I've gathered some interesting ones. Meanwhile I'm posting some photographs which I hope you also might enjoy.
Living the dream. Cheers,
Eveline
Thanks @redbootsdancing :) I look forward to reading about your experiences homesteading, new recipes, as well as your photographs. I wish my husband and I would have chosen this lifestyle direction sooner, then we wouldn't have to reverse out of past decisions. But, as they say, better late than never!
Absolutely better late than never and especially at this point in our history. So important to be out of that stressful energy of urban living.
Couldn't agree with you more!
Welcome to Steemit! I have followed you. Please follow me back. Thank you.
What's amazing picture with kids in the wagon. Ouch !!! Always nice to see such a beautiful family. What's a touching story .Thank you. Have a cheerful day :)
Thank you for reading! I do feel blessed.
Wonderful feelings my dear friend. Have a peaceful weekend :-)
Welcome to the community! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek
Thank you. Looks like you have some good information on your blog. Definitely worth following.
Hello and welcome! You and I have a lot in common! I am fairly new to Steemit, also a stay at home mother and I also have an Etsy shop! We hit a rough patch and I was unable to keep purchasing supplies, but I make jewelry and have started a few other projects I hope to sell on Etsy one day! I hope you make lots of great friends here!!!
Thank you. I don't make all that much on Etsy, but even a little helps. My work is all downloadable, so I don't have any investment for material--just software expenses. I looked at your jewelry. It is beautiful and unlike any I've seen. Keep creating!