My encouragement and my wish for you today is that you will remember and be grateful for the legacy which was left for you by loved ones past, and also that you will endeavor to leave… instagram.com/p/BqftrXWh6zv/…

Alongside one grandmother’s recipes for holiday punch and Cranberry salad I have specialty olives and pickles that my other grandmother would serve along with her tiny forks. Many people… instagram.com/p/Bqf1uaEhj6V/…

It was a beautiful day and we have so very much to be grateful for. Now to start celebrating the biggest thing I am Thankful for, a Savior. #thanksgiving #thankfulandblessed #familytime… instagram.com/p/BqiDFophP29/…

Young Living Black Friday deals end tonight!!There are currently 50 oils at 20 % off. Plus there is a collection of ALL the roll-on oils available for sale as a set! If you’re not already… instagram.com/p/Bqk84UAhQ9L/…

Cotton Candy sunrise #alaskanlife #alaskansunrise #nofilter @ Alaska instagram.com/p/Bq5RqRihcOB/…

Sunset is officially in the 2 o’clock hour! #alaska #wintertime #whoneedssunlightanyway @ Alaska instagram.com/p/Bq5-UDvhZ00/…

Lemon is probably the MOST one of the most “essential oils” that I own. I am never caught without it. It is also super affordable! I love how Young Living’s Lemon Essential Oil smells… instagram.com/p/BrOMfc3BQbQ/…

Lessons in trapping #alaskanlife #homesteadchildhood #alaska @ Alaska instagram.com/p/BrVjCrqBBkn/…

Peek-a-boo sunshine #alaskanwinter #alaskanlife @ Alaska instagram.com/p/BrayyhSBaVp/…

I love this trick, I do it all the time for a peppermint mocha bullet proof coffee. #yleo #oilylife #peppermint instagram.com/p/BrvHaBBBBBS/…

#2019goals #golightyourworld instagram.com/p/BsGVvOVhXXy/…

After going “outside” for 3 weeks over Christmas, we are home again at last. #homeagain #homesweethomestead #alaskanlife @ Alaska instagram.com/p/BsOZT2gha91/…

Lessons in leather craft. The girls are making sheaths for the hunting knives they got for Christmas. #homesteadchildhood #lifeskills #alaskanlife instagram.com/p/BsREBC7B3R1/…

So -30 wasn’t bad, -35 wasn’t really too bad either... but it’s unanimous, -43 is COLD. #alaskanlife #winterinalaska @ Alaska instagram.com/p/BsR90Uhhnew/…

We have a new face around here these days... his name is Bandit. Fun fact #1 potty training a puppy when it’s -45 outside is not so easy. #alaskanlife #puppy bandit instagram.com/p/BsUD2eFBn21/…

Good morning neverland! It’s a crisp -52 this morning and the sun won’t rise til 10:00 am. On the plus side, we’re gaining sunlight a little each day now. #alaskanlife instagram.com/p/BsV2Cdlhs_-/…

Per special request, here are some pictures of the INSIDE of our doors at -55. Don’t worry, our wood stove Bessie keeps us nice and toasty warm, but the doors don’t seem to feel the love.… instagram.com/p/Bse_Ud0hGm6/…

Daddy daughter date. #alaskanlife #alaskanwinter #homesteadchildhood instagram.com/p/BsmmlVnhk_Q/…

It’s this sweet girl’s night to cook. From high heels to pearls I think she must make both of her great grandmas very proud. Tonight’s soup is all her own ideas and ingredients, no… instagram.com/p/Bs9jytoBFWN/…

Hubby has been thinning the trees around our house so we can get a little more ☀️. Between that and the extra daylight around here lately it has been glorious! #sunshineinmysoul #alaska… instagram.com/p/BtjsmohBDJy/…