Boots and Roots Blog

Faith. Food. Farm wisdom.
Your exit ramp from life in the fast lane.

Welcome to Boots & Roots — your quiet place on the internet to breathe deep, slow down, and reconnect with what matters. Here you’ll find a blend of gentle devotionals, ranch stories, simple homegrown recipes, outdoor skills, and homestead-from-anywhere tips that make life feel a little less rushed and a lot more intentional.

Whether you’re here for the stories, the skills, or the spiritual encouragement, I’m so glad you found your way to my back porch.

Pour a cup of something warm. Or cold. Or boozy. Whatever floats your boat.
Kick off your shoes or dust off your boots.
Let’s grow something beautiful together.

Welcome to the Boots & Roots Blog

If you’ve found your way here, chances are you’re craving something slower, simpler, and more meaningful than the fast-paced rhythm the world keeps trying to drag you into. Same here, friend. Boots & Roots was born on a dusty 20-acre tract of Texas dirt (couldn't even call it soil yet), a pair of well-worn hiking boots, and a longing for a life that actually felt like… life. In 2017, our family traded in suburbia’s schedules for something with a little more soul. We didn’t

Faith & Family

7arrowranch

Nov 182 min read

Trough Feeders vs Gravity Feeders for Poultry--including a DIY plan

DIY trough feeder for meat birds, and why we prefer trough feeders over gravity feeders.

Homestead-From-Anywhere Skills

7arrowranch

Apr 17, 20244 min read

What Is Up With My Chickens??

For the last 2 years, our meat birds have been dismally small. This year has been even worse than last year. I got so frustrated last weekend when I went to process chickens, that after the first 4 were ready to gut, I told my husband to put the rest of them back. No more chickens got processed last week. I immediately sent an email to my customers explaining the fact that I was going to let them grow out for 2 more weeks. Experience, this year, has told me that it won’t make

Homegrown Food

7arrowranch

Apr 15, 20245 min read

My Favorite Farm-Inspired Cough Remedy

I have a cough. This really dry, annoying kind of cough . The kind that is totally unproductive, with nothing to cough up. I just started coughing a few days ago. 2 days ago, in the middle of chores, I had a really epic coughing fit. Normally I take my daily pink drink with me (Plexus people, y'all know what I'm talking about! Everyone else? I don't sell it, I just drink it. 🤷🏼‍♀️), or water or something. But that particular day? Nothing. So guess what I did? Got me a

Homestead-From-Anywhere Skills

7arrowranch

Feb 27, 20222 min read

HOA Meeting

Why in the world would we leave our HOA neighborhood in a suburb of Ft Worth, move on to 20 acres of Blackland Prairie in north central Texas, only to attend an HOA meeting, 4 years later?? Well, HOA, for us, no longer stands for Home Owners Association. HOA now stands for Homesteaders of America . I had the joy and privilege of attending a business conference, put on by this HOA, in Columbia, Tennessee over MLK, Jr. weekend. The conference consisted of 2 days packed with

Homestead-From-Anywhere Skills

7arrowranch

Feb 10, 20223 min read

So many seeds, so little time!

I have more seeds than I know what to do with! I sat down the other day, and began the arduous process of inventorying what I have. YIKES, y'all.... I have a full Tractor Supply plastic bag just FULL of seeds!!! Well, I came across some magic on Facebook the other day. Another poster in one of my who-knows-how-many homesteading/farming groups had this beautiful photo of her seeds, organized by type in small plastic containers, and placed inside of another plastic containe

Homegrown Food

7arrowranch

Jan 26, 20212 min read