The Big White Farmhouse

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{BWF} Celebrating our Second Birthday at Big White Farmhouse

Today Big White Farmhouse turned two.  Two!

What a whirlwind.  Starting from a little bitty dream between cousins, we’re ever so slowly finding our footing in this online small business world and are so proud of what we’ve created so far!  I can’t wait to see where 2016 takes us.  For the past two weeks, I’ve been doing a lot of work behind the scenes, attempting to make your shopping experience even better.  Here are just a few new additions to the site:  

One of the complaints we had about our site was the amount of clicks it took to get to the actual shopping pages.  No more!  Everything you need is right at the top, with pull-downs and sub-categories to boot!  Now you can either browse through the rooms at your leisure or click to the exact page you need.

At the bottom of the page, we’ve now included our social media handles (we’d love to connect with you!) as well as a search bar.  Our less important pages (Our Story, Policies and Blog) are all located down here too.

We are celebrating our big day with five days of birthday deals!  See the graphic below and be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram, where we’ll be sharing the day’s specific information and/or coupon codes.  

Thank you so much for following along and supporting this big dream of ours!

{five favorites} Vol.08: Baby Blankets, Temperaments & Apple Pie Shortbread

Welcome to the Five Favorites linkup!
A reminder about a new twist I’m adding to the linkup this year: At the end of each month, I’ll be giving away a prize pack to one #5Faves participant!  Here’s how it works: every time you link up a blog post, it counts as one entry.  So if you link up a post every week, you’d get four entries.  I’ll keep track throughout the month and then randomly pick a winner on February 1.  

On to the favorites this week:
{1}
Dancing Deer Baking Co. Apple Pie Rounds
Sophia and I took a special trip to Home Goods last weekend and both got a treat for the drive home.  This was my pick and I thought they were delicious.  Yummy with a cup of coffee too.

{2}

The Temperament God Gave You
My friend recommended this book while at her house for a playdate and even let me borrow her copy.  I’m flying through it and find it fascinating!  I’m still trying to figure out what I am: I’m definitely driven and a goal-setter like a choleric, but also reserved, dependable and conflict-avoiding like a phlegmatic.  Is that even possible?  

 {3}
Amazon’s 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
You know how much I love a list!  I’ve only read 19, how about you?  Any favorites or recommendations?

{4}

Baby Blankets from Cotton & May
Do you read Laura’s blog, A Spoonful of Joy?  She just started an etsy shop, making baby blankets.  Aren’t her fabric choices awesome?  I snagged the top blanket with the boats for a friend from Mark’s men’s group who just had their first baby.  I’m sure it will be a blanket they’ll be able to use for years and years.   

 {5}

Froggy Gets Dressed 
This book has been in heavy rotation here this week.  Guaranteed laughs from all of the kids!


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I’d love to hear about five of your favorite things too!  Need some ideas?  Here are a few to get you started:
+ Tell us about five childhood memories.
+ What is your beauty routine like?  Share five of your favorite products.
+ What are five projects you’d like to accomplish in your home this year?


{currently} 20 Things I Love: A Gratitude Journal vol.6

feeling more like myself after a hard couple of months
how Sophie calls TJ “best friend”
sparks of creativity
the sound of Mark’s car pulling into the garage
warm boot socks
cozy twinkle lights above the kitchen cabinets
spontaneous after-dinner car rides for milkshakes
incoming product for Big White Farmhouse on my doorstep
B vitamins
how M’s nose is always in a book
the feeling of accomplishment after a good run
this quote from St. Gregory of Nyssa: “Seeking God means following Him wherever He might lead.”
big cuddles around the neck from J
competitive family card games
fitting work time in the busyness of everyday
D’s creativity 
trying new dinner recipes
pouring out my heart and feeling understood
watching our debt total decrease, little by little
steamy hot showers

{around here} Week 1/52: Week of 1.4.16 – Round Two!

A collection of our ordinary days, recorded every week.

Around here, I have been:

feeling cold – finally!  The temperature has been chilly, but no snow yet.

disappointing the kids as I took the Christmas decorations down.  I almost made it to Epiphany, which is a personal record for me.

reading 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, per the recommendation of my husband.  Intense.  I finished the book in bed and sat wide-awake for another 30 minutes before I could fall asleep.  I’m also reading Big Magic for book club and starting The Temperament God Gave You.


cooking healthy meals and trying to get back on track after the holidays.  This week’s menu:

m: leftovers
t: chicken with parmesan crusted potato wedges
w: breakfast for dinner, cinnamon rolls
th: kielbasa and pasta bake, salad
f: homemade pizza



researching essential oils.  I tend to avoid anything that gets major hype, but curiosity got the best of me this time.  I have a few hormonal issues I’m dealing with and with winter colds coming, I’m curious to see if the oils will help us.  


working behind the scenes on Big White Farmhouse, in preparation for our site relaunch and second birthday next week.  New site navigation, new products and a hopefully improved shopping experience in the works!

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