I'd like to share my story with you about restoration. Six years ago I was divorced. I was a pastor's wife and my whole adulthood had...

Homesteading is about being self sufficient. Here at SAJES Homestead we raise chickens for eggs and hatching, garden, preserve, and try...

Pickled carrots are one of my only ways I eat carrots. I love to pickle period but these carrots pickled as a snack or on a salad are...

Seven Second Kiss

This is one of our SAJES Courage Cards. We wanted to share the inspiration behind these amazing little cards. First, these photographs...

This blog is a very personal one and its intent is to help others in their journey of healing. It's about letting go. On a Sunday night...

Why would anyone want to make vanilla extract when they can buy it from the store? Next time you go to the store you will notice there...

I decided in 2022 that I would take a class in pottery. After my first class I was hooked. It is so peaceful and relaxing to me. ...

I've been researching how to preserve lemon grass. I bought a plant at the Cooper Farm and it is now taller than me. I have been making...

I've decided to do a series of blog posts about some of our courage cards. What inspired each one and take some time to encourage you....

This is one of our SAJES Courage Cards. I love it because it is a great reminder that things are going to be ok. This photograph was...

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This SAJES Courage Card is one of my favorites. Ok ok they are all my favorite. I wanted to share with you a little about this card and...

We get a lot of the same questions about washed eggs vs unwashed eggs. So here's the skinny. Ready? Chickens lay a coating on their...

You Deserve Kindness is one of SAJES Courage Cards. One of my favorites also that I like to pass out to others. In these blog posts I...

In July we picked fresh figs from a friend's house that has three large fig trees. We were able to harvest over a gallon and a half figs....

Recently our family discovered a blueberry farm, Meadowlark Farms of Fairhope, that did pick and split. Most people don't have a clue...

This post is about one of my favorite things. Recycle, reuse, and repurposing items for the homestead. Everything doesn't have to be...

Our first honey harvest day was Saturday, June 18, 2022. We began earlier this week checking the hives to move the honey to one box and...

Here at SAJES we have bees. This is a story about the first time I wore my bee suit. I have a bee guy that is mentoring me and he has...