A little about me...

My husband Dan, our sons Oak and Alder, and I live on 10 acres in the woods in the St. Croix River Valley in Minnesota. After living in a little one and a half story house in NE Minneapolis for 9 years, we moved here at the end of 2021 to pursue our love for homesteading, to give our boys land in which to run wild and free, and to build our dream of a music studio and retreat space for artists to write, rest, and create.  

Our homestead consists of two muddy boys, two house cats who occasionally venture outside, a flock of 20+ chickens, a few geese, and an occasional batch of meat chickens. We tap our maple trees at the end of each winter and hope to add a couple hives of bees in the years to come.

We are passionate about good food, simple living, homesteading, quality music, and deep relationships.   When Dan is not on tour, he can be found in his music studio above the garage recording and producing his own music as well as others’. We homeschool and believe that life is our best classroom. I love all things domestic and am always looking for ways to make and make do with what I have. When not in the kitchen or the garden, my hands are often busy creating with fabric or yarn, or my head is in a book. I have my Masters degree in teaching English as a Second Language and I worked and taught at the University of Minnesota for 10 years.  While I loved my time working and teaching, I so grateful that the place I’m needed most right now is at home with our boys bringing rhythm and simplicity into our lives.

This blog is about my life, my faith, and the things I'm learning and am passionate about.  I hope you find it enjoyable and inspiring.  

Grace and peace.

Megan Rodriguez