Here We Go Again
Yep you saw that correctly….there is a safety pin in the oven. Okay, there’s a baby in the oven, but I am pretty sure you figured that out. The Givens Clan is about to grow by one more and we…
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The Givens Clan
I Dream Of Bovine
Yes, those are cows out my car window. We live in the country but still….cows wandering the roads freely isn’t exactly normalcy. But dreaming about them……totally normal for any up and coming homesteader. Promise. For three years I have wanted…
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Livestock Guardian Dogs…Or Something Like That
For about a year Chad and I have thrown around the idea of getting a new dog so that our older pup Roxy, a Labrador, could train them to….you know….not kill chickens. It may come as a surprise, but 9…
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A Piece Of My Heart Is Now In Heaven
A little over two weeks ago I had cranked out a beautiful announcement that our family was growing by one more. I was so excited and then…..computer glitches. I am somewhat tech savvy, so I get super irritated when things…
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Don’t Mind Me
I am just going to be curled up in the fetal position in the corner of my bed, singing my happy song and traveling to a place of complete serenity where the word “Mommy” doesn’t exist. Seriously, it is totally…
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Boys Will Be Boys
What often is not said, is that boys “need” to be boys. I have been a mother to a son for only a year, but it doesn’t take long to realize how different boys are from their counterparts. God knew…
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Meet the Clan!
We are Chad and Jessica Givens. Head of the Givens Clan. Permaculture newbies, novice homesteaders who are jumping in, getting dirty and loving it! Did I mention we love food!??!! …
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