When Asked...

Some thoughts about a definition of what I do...homekeeper/homesteader.


I love being at home and serving my family. It is very important to me. What else defines my life?

I am a Bible-believing Christian. I have loved my God and King Jesus Christ since I was about seven years-old. I love my husband with every breath and am crazy about my girls and my family. I desire to have a simple life and serve God with all of my heart. To me, this all describes my homekeeper side.

My homesteader side is a bit different. Asked about this tonight by one of my daughter's friends I described it like this: "Some might would think doing everything about the house, day in and day out would be boring. I don't think so. I like to make things from scratch every chance I get because it's healthier and I know how the food is made. I like to make other things in the house like soap because I can. I'm an intelligent person and I enjoy stretching my brain and finding new things to learn."

At the Holt House here are some of the things we do ourselves:

We grow a good portion of our veggies in the back yard.
We purchase what we don't grow at both the farmer's market and local farms.
We preserve our harvest by canning, freezing, fermenting and drying.
We participate in animal husbandry (chickens) for manure and eggs.
We recycle paper, plastic, aluminium and glass.
We compost all food scraps.
We watch carefully our consumption of water and electricity
We make our own soaps.
We purchase most of our foods in bulk.
I sew what I can by hand.

This description, by today's standards, is much more than just saying I am a stay at home wife and mother. I'm just sayin'.