There were no four year old hobbits begging me for a sip, nor a nearly six year old wishfully requesting a cup full of maple syrup for breakfast. Shaye Elliott is the founder of the blog "The Elliott Homestead," which she began in 2010 when her farm was but a dream. God is good! What I have personally found helpful and the most biblically faithful on this topic is the approach taken in covenant theology. He lifts heavy things, digs fence posts, attaches trailers, stacks hay, does the killing, and is the first to run out at night with a gun when he hears squealing pigs. 1 Cor. But he believes in the beauty of my dream. Now I'm all distracted thinking about being gigantically pregnant again. PREACH!! Yes ma'am. and Yes sir. are prevalent in our home. In these areas he allows for great freedom and exhorts both sides of a differing opinion not to pass judgment on one another where Christ has set you free. As I said in this post, where God has not bound our conscience, others are not free to. I couldnt see through the tears then ..but God placed us in our home now where I get to be around our grands 24 seven. I will admire Mmes beauty in your photos and be thankful for what I have. We miss so much of what that person has to offer because we focus instead on what they do that we dont agree with, simply because we all are different. Three! Speciality olives. Thank youfor the recipes you post-love them all! One of my favorites is the black and white pencil drawing he did of J.R.R. I had to work hard and save up so we could pay cash for the big purchase but we did it. Frankly I'm overjoyed that you're going to be sharing more of your personal thoughts with us. I love babies. I think Paul is quite clear on this. My husband lovingly reminded me this is quite a hefty topic to address. Also it should be noted that the wife was on her second glass of wine. The tool is only as good as the craftsman but dang if having the right tool doesn't really help.). We have to shut those things done completely and for good. Sorry I am OT, but it makes me sad to see that people feed their kids such things. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Because you give our Lord credit all throughout and that is even better than Tolkien and farming put together. It always amazes me how little people can think about food these days. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); On a homestead, there is no doubt the joy of life and the sadness of death. And Shaye, how in the world did you decide what color of La Canche to get? It is sad that healthy food is the expensive food. I've begged him to learn a Ray LaMontagne duet on the guitars, even though I haven't played in a decade and only know about four chords. Name? Crazy times.Friday is my last day of work in Real Estate and starting next Monday, Im a semi-full-time-stay-at-home-mommy.Ill still be working outside of the home for, It was day-two of barn renovations yesterday and know I use the term barn renovation very loosely. Your stove is beautiful! As is life with my sexy beast of a husband who's not left my side for more than a small handful of days since we began dating a decade ago. You are now trying to impose YOUR standards onto me. Glad your hubby and littles are back with you, safe and sound! On our small farm, we have a dairy cow (Cecelia), a flock of laying hens, duck, sheep, a lot of produce growing in our gardens, and fruit ripening on our trees. Now, let's say that someone thinks drinking coffee is a horrible thing. Family Table was designed with you in mind. Because of your blog I bring out the good dishes. Plus, the HARDEST garden job I have to do each year If you like it, Share it! Some friends of ours are expecting their second child and I was justelated! Viva la friends! She and her husband, Stuart, are now developing their own little farm in the Pacific Northwest with their quiver of children, Georgia, Owen, William, and Juliette. Anyone who is married to a literature minded individual knows the frustration they feel when looking into the reader's eyes and getting the empty stare back. I feel like saying something sometimes and sometimes I say it. And he's right. Copyright 2023 The Elliot Homestead | Privacy Policy, http://anappetiteforcolor.wordpress.com/2013/01/19/for-the-love-of-baguette/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcHukVMPC88, The HARDEST job in the garden (and full garden tours! SE: There was honestly a steep learning curve. Stuart is also an artist. And babies. Mine is an IT/computer geek I get this dazed look all the time. liberties must be balanced with a love of the brethren in mind. I think this is certainly true and represents an aspect of mature Christianity. We enjoy a big ol glass of red wine too, on occasion (like, when we can afford it). From this space and effort we're able to grow and cook a lot of our own food. The house stays clean. I got to keep all three kiddos but somehow my house still stayed cleaner than when hes around, go figure! Keep up the tidbits of reality! She also sleeps with a loaded pistol next to her bed for 1) cougars or coyotes who may happen to find their way onto the property and 2) people who sneak into her house at night. and icecream? But his love for this farm, and for his family, runs deep. This great nation of ours got its legs growing and selling tobacco and later spirits. And I believe there are valid arguments for such. Stuart doesn't smoke his pipe all day. We would be a much healthier nation if we could flip the prices on refined white sugar and organic grass fed beef. I wound up here after browsing through the blog for the past 30 minutes. I am totally on team Shaye! Farmer, food blogger and author Shaye Elliott makes an Herby Goat Cheese Frittata to fuel the hungry kids through their morning chores. I love your range too. I shutter to think of becoming so legalistic about food, or about healthy living', that idols of them are built in the place of enjoyment of good things for God's glory. You'll find a hodge-podge of furniture and broomsticks blocking your path and Jim Gaffigan playing on the iPad while she sleeps (he keeps her company). Let's talk about who my husband really is Y'all, let me just tell you about my bearded husband. Secondly, and most importantly, the comment kept resonating a particular word in my head that many Americans can't seem to grasp the importance of: I'll say it again. Then her BFF ruins the conversation by knocking her phone over and shattering her wine glass all over the living room floor. Food blogger Shaye Elliott, quit her 9-to-5 to start a homestead in Washington State with her husband and 4 kidsthis woman a foodie farming machine. Circa 2009. Unfortunately, Im stuck with an electric stove I hate, but life is good otherwise. Were a full time family, making our living right here at home, so theyre a part of it all. I too have my eye on a Lacanche range. Well said! He loves to read and in his younger years dabbled in art and music. I totally get it. by Shaye Elliott Paperback $24.95 The Elliott Homestead: From Scratch: Traditional, whole-foods dishes for easy, everyday meals by Shaye Marie Elliott Paperback $34.51 From the Publisher Welcome to our Family Table! It's a bloody miracle. You NEVER know what is going on in their home to get it.. You are a wonderful writer and Im excited for your book to be released. Shaye, I loved this post. He'll always say It's meant to be shared. He takes ordinary moments and seeks to make them special. I had to chuckle the other day when a reader commented about the photo of Stuart smoking a pipe (located in the right hand column). My husband Stuart and I, along with our circus of four children, live on a small two acre homestead in Washington State. Bravo, Shaye. Besides, depending of whats in the pipe, smoking in itself may not be THAT harmful Cheers to you guys! Thanks for the giggles/chuckles! I'm a spoon with no other spoon which makes me just a spoon who is not spooning and what's a spoon to do without spooning to do? And this would apply sadly to much of what we Americans eat nowadays. - Shaye Elliott Pipe Smoking & 'Phood Pharisees'. We have no idea if they saved for years or if they buried themselves in debt to get it. I cant get enough of the amazing views from your home. But I also learned that by loving people by freeing them to be who they are and not judging what they do, I am able to love them and see them as God does and all the good in them. The passage you may be referring to is Romans 14 and continuing to chapter 15. And for the most part, over-consumption of anything (be it food, drink, tobacco, etc.) When we're at friends' homes, we eat whatever they serve white flour, white sugar, hydrogenated oils, you name it. Quick to judge. And while I do not judge others for prioritizing other things, I am proud that my choices prioritize my health (and the health of my husband and dog) as well as support my local food producers who I so greatly appreciate. Due to my husband having a heart attack and issues and owning a business we lost our house years ago. And that's a good thing. Oh, how I can relate. Just keepin' it real. I want to be a part of it all. 2023 Paste Media Group. Copyright 2023 The Elliot Homestead | Privacy Policy, Click here to learnmore about our Family Table Cookbook. (Diclaimer: A baller stove won't make you a baller homecook, but it sure doesn't hurt. I was wondering how your sweet milk cow was getting along. No regrets and I love to cook with the best! You did a beautiful job saying what I have thought so many times. He's hardworking. i really hope this is a typo though. And they yell at me and scream at me and throw chicken poo in my face and tell me I'm headed straight for h-e-double-hockey-stick for sipping the java. I agree with you in many ways.buught the pharisees, like you mentioned, were following their own law and not Gods. So brains as small as mine have the ability to comprehend. Paste recently chatted with Shaye about her new book, her passion for cooking from scratch, and her love of the homestead.*. Hes the muscle around our farm too and has been so supportive of this crazy homesteading path Ive taken us down. Two shots were pulled from the espresso machine. Rom 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. Great post, super encouraging! Milk should be raw and come from a local dairy where the cows have access to grass, as nature intended (again we make every effort to be that local producer). There was no privilege back thenonly hard work. With every purchase, every way we chose to spend the money we've worked for, we make a trade: this instead of that. Glad to know we arent breaking any laws here. Shaye, I love this post and I love your life. They see you. Heres how to bake better bread at home. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); As we begin to prepare for the busy buzz of the holidays, I realize how easy it is forfinances to rule the roost.In fact, its pretty dang easy (without wanting, Its crazy times, people. Smoking and drinking has been one of the most basic of lifes simple pleasures for ages. Hubby was recently gone for 10 days (6 w/ no cell svc.) Foraged mushrooms. Between the bread baking, the broth boiling, and vegetable roasting, the bacon frying, the soup simmering, the doughnut frying, and the pasta boiling my Lacanche range is used all day every day. Consideration and attention being the forebears of moderation. It's time to put him to work around these digital parts. Okmaybe theyre all just like that? Enjoy every moment with that gorgeous range! And where God has set me free, let no one lock me down! I love that you addressed this. Oops Did I just admit that? I used to accept whatever was offered to me by those around me out of what appears to be respect, but I am now more concerned with pleasing my heavenly Father than pleasing man. But still when it came down to it, I decided to keep the ol girl. We used to have our own chickens, but weve moved and its not possible now. I wouldnt trade that site of my grandma or that smell of tobacco that has so many memories with it! On the bad side,I wish my Dad was like your husband, if he was, our family could have been together until now. I will say though, that not everyone does have a choice. Amazing post! Ultimately, its in HIS hands, not ours. Aww, so sweet! You simply dont learn how to farm without massive shortcomings. Shaye spends her days writing, gardening, child and . The wife remembers how much she misses his company, companionship, and touch. Ive been meaning to tell you that I just love your pictures. Here I am,sitting in my house in Buckinghamshire,UK and your life is soooo totally different to mine but I LOVE reading your blog. I love this and your choice on your home and whatever is placed there. But we also eat the most incredible burgers from a local restaurant every once in a while. Ive had stuff in my head about this topic before, but it never comes out right! Paste: Is it hard raising and then butchering your meat animals? Luckily, I use small words and simple language. I was horrified! Viva la clean kitchen sink! Im always on the lookout for new blogs to actually follow, and thanks to this post (and all the others the I read before it) Ill be sticking around and coming back in the future. Thanks for posting thisIm pretty sure Ill be reading it again. It's seen cars seats, toddlers, baby animals, and hay bales. Yes, we spoon. Its not that everyone can choose an oven over a car. You had me cracking up over here in Wisconsin. My many baking flops are your gain. Take the time to mix it, ensuring that there are no dry flour pockets. Somewhere in the word it mentions something like this: if Im with someone who doesnt eat meat make them lamboh wait that is from some Greek movie. Viva la appreciative of your whit & humor! This is why. You are such a gifted writer. We only use natural sweetenersno white sugar allowed. We are in our 13th year of marriage, with 6 children under 12, in our early 40s. I would say that all OT laws still apply today; what has changed is how we observe them in light of the redemptive and historical reality of Christ. Oh my gosh, I love this post! Weve had people think we were crazy and yes, weve thought that about others as well. We have always prioritized our food and done without other things. I like it. God Bless you and your sweet kids! For starters, its not exactly a barn, but since this is a farm,. Bless youre good man. shaye elliot's blog was the first one i started reading and actually what got me into homesteading about 4-5 years ago. Copyright 2023 The Elliot Homestead | Privacy Policy. I try hard to find the beauty daily in my crusty little farmhouse. And for the little glimpses into your busy life. Copyright 2023 The Elliot Homestead | Privacy Policy, full-blown cookbook launch (have you ordered your signed copy yet? Cars will come and go but the meals and memories made on that beautiful stove will live on forever. To say I'm used to his company is a gross understatement. We plant and harvest, nurture and cull, say hello to newborn animals and goodbye to older ones, and pray that it all comes together from season to season. I read that it hurts your gums and that would be really sad Ive used baking soda for years but only like once a month or less because it is abrasive and I figured it ruins your enamel. Thanks for bringing a smile to this wifes face , SO true Shaye! Please only use it for a guidance and Shayne Elliott's actual income may vary a lot from the dollar amount shown above. So, yes, it is nice. LOL, Great to see a young man of faith and virtue enjoy a pipe once in a while in a natural family setting. Viva la home defense! I love this post. Listening to the financial gurus drone on about how they do it by sacrificing healthy food on the alter of their budget; I just cant. You presented this topic simply and clearly. Rom. That's helpful! You definitely have your priorities straight in my book. The best music, movies, TV, books, comedy and more. The persecution along the way can be considered all joy. Heres how to bake better bread at home. Do you just have a camera with you all the time to get such perfect shots? In her latest book, Welcome to the Farm,. Shaye is a homesteading enthusiast, a published writer, and director at elliotthomestead.com. They share the land with their dairy cow, bees, and large organic gardens. Stuart was born and raised in the South. I totally get the trade offs,they are so worth it in the end. Keep well. Stuart is helping me with every aspect of the book before we ship it off to the printer in December. Shaye Elliott 256 Kindle Edition 1 offer from $16.99 Welcome to the Farm: How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead Mrs. Shaye Marie Elliott 556 Kindle Edition 1 offer from $17.09 Einkorn: Recipes for Nature's Original Wheat: A Cookbook Carla Bartolucci 1,099 Kindle Edition 1 offer from $8.99 Wonderful post Shaye! You don't have to. So well said, Shaye! Its important for people to know that you will make mistakes. I buy fresh olive oil instead of getting my nails done. Stu has a musical mind and the way it's wired the way it hears things is beautiful. Shaye serves up easy-to-prepare, rustic and crowd-pleasing recipes proving you don't . Your stove is an investment for now and for future generations all wrapped up in classy style! So, while I think its a great option for you to buy an expensive oven, and I applaud your ability to save and grow your business, it doesnt exclude privilege. Shaye Elliott is the founder of the blog, The Elliott Homestead. Did they need to become Jewish in order to be Christians? 261. I know that took a lot of courage on your part. Cottage-inspiration from the vegetable and flower gardens, to the small farm and dairy cow, to the from-scratch kitchen, to the still-life photography studio. You both are soooootalented/gifted of the Lord . I know I have been quick to judge others over things that are essentially *not* that importan, but its definitely something I truly try to work on. Keeping up with the Joneses is a nasty little habit that keeps us from appreciating what we have and resenting what we prioritize. Love and peace, Also, we often have no idea the financial story behind someones purchase. He draws and paints a variety of images that hang around my house and in tattered color pads. We'll bust out the bubbly and some fancy appetizers and invite friends or family to come and mingle while French Cafe' plays in the background. Pastel-colored eggs were piled high in a wooden bucket. And we do it joyfully and with genuinely glad hearts! After an afternoon of apple picking, supper . The only thing I would add is that sometimes our liberties must be balanced with love for the brethren in mind. Yep, there is just something about southern men! If we were drinking eighteen beers a day, well, not so much. But what about his pipe ? Inside, the Elliott house is decorated in a charming, old-world country style. 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble. All Old Testament laws point to Christ. I dont have a window and I love it. Reality Check: Sometimes I want to take the books and slam them up against the wall. Its like Im reading a short story. First off, it makes me laugh that we are so quick to put people into categories, perfectly labeled as we'd like them to be. November 2, 2020 - 34 Comments My husband almost spit out his espresso (just almost though because the man doesn't dare waste good espresso) when I told him the price of our Lacanche range.
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