Hello,

and welcome to Hopewell Heights.  I live with my husband and our 4 children (+ 1 on the way) on his family farm in the Midwest.  I’m a former registered nurse & lactation educator and now a full-time homemaker and homesteader.  I’ve been homeschooling our children for 7 years now and gave birth to our youngest at home here on the farm.  After spending years juggling a career and family, I’m forever grateful to get to be a full-time homemaker and focus on what’s most important.

Here’s what you can expect to find at Hopewell Heights:

Here on the Blog – At least 2 new recipes, or homemaking/homesteading posts every week

YouTube – One new video every week & short recipe + idea clips saved to playlists for easy reference

Pinterest – Idea & Recipe pins for every blog post

Instagram – Lots of reels, stories, & links every week

Facebook – A rotation through all of my posts here on the blog and some of my favorite things.

A little more about me

• We had our first two babies while I was in nursing school. I graduated at 23 and started my first job as an ICU nurse working nights with 2 under 2. That was a huge challenge! I’ve really enjoyed being able to relax and focus on home during my pregnancies in my 30s.
• My husband grew up on this farm, but I grew up in a subdivision. So the farm and homesteading life is new to me! But my mom has always loved to cook and bake, so I started learning those skills when I was younger.
• I first learned to milk on goats. We got 3 Nigerian dwarves and a Nubian a year after we moved to the farm. The goal was always to transition to dairy cows, but goats were great for learning and getting into a milking routine. We got our jerseys in 2019 and have had them since. I love jerseys but we’ve got some ideas for incorporating different breeds of dairy in the future.
• I designed our home and my husband built it in 9 months in addition to working his full-time job. I watched YouTube tutorials on drawing plans and completed the design and plan process in under a month. I tend to go all in when I take something on!
• I started posting recipes and our homesteading journey on Instagram in 2016 with no real direction. Eventually, I created this blog but never did much with it. In the summer of 2022, I started my YouTube channel and to my surprise – that really took off.
• Youtube & blogging are just hobbies for me. My husband works for a family business. We are very happy with that arrangement and have no plans to make any changes there. So this is a get-to for me, not a have-to, and that’s what makes it fun!

Hopewell Heights Essentials

Shop my Amazon Storefront here to find all of my favorite homemaking, homesteading, and kitchen essentials organized into easy-to-navigate lists

Get started with sourdough by making a sourdough starter for all your baking needs: How to Make a Sourdough Starter