Author: Jil Davis

Established: How We Attain Our Goals

Brooks and I have always been goal keepers [notice I said goal keepers and not goal setters]. About the time we married, we wrote out our life goals. Family goals, starting & growing a profitable business, growing our own food, paying debt off, raising a large herd of livestock, goals regarding our quality of life, a trip to Wyoming, and few financial…
Breaking Free From Social Media

The sense of urgency for a social media break had been hovering over me for some time. So, on December 24, I signed off of my personal sites. I still managed my business and blog pages but only minimally; And I mean very minimally. I can honestly say, I didn’t scroll. Not once. My thumb is grateful for the…
Healing the Great Divide: Caroline of In Due Time

HEALING THE GREAT DIVIDE CAROLINE OF ‘IN DUE TIME‘ GUEST BLOGGER Caroline, a fellow blogger and sister in Christ, has a unique approach to her infertility. Instead of chasing treatment after treatment, she and her husband, Colby, have chosen to remain still. In fact, as you will read in a bit, they haven’t dove hard…
Healing the Great Divide: A Word to Infertile Couples

One of the things that has really disappointed me about myself and other infertiles is that we tend to expect everyone to read our minds. We know better than that and so I’ve often wondered why we do this. Do we really think the people around us have special, magical powers? None of us holds that belief……
Healing the Great Divide: Meredith of It’s Positive

Healing the Great Divide MEREDITH of ‘IT’S POSITIVE’ GUEST BLOGGER Meredith was one of the first long distance friends that I ‘met’ on this journey through infertility and blogging. She is a dear sister in Christ who shares the heartache of empty arms but also triumphs the despair by helping others through the heartache through her…
The Great Divide: It’s Time to Close the Gap

I’m going to give you fair warning that my post today is as hard for me to write as it will be for you to read. I’ve noticed a problem with today’s culture and it has spread even into the realm of infertility. The problem is this…
Christmas: Through the Eyes of a Young Farm Girl

I have many, many fond memories of Christmas at our farm growing up. The sights, the smells, the crispness in the air. How mom & dad decorated our wonderful little farm cottage. And I my playhouse… just envision tinsel. Lots and LOTS of tinsel! You know the fluffy garlands you buy at the Dollar Tree? ?…
Thanksgiving Dinner: Farm to Table Style ?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ? FROM BROOKS AND JIL of FOR THE LOVE OF JOY BLOG, JACK, ANNABELLE, LAMBIE, AND ALL OF OUR FARM CRITTERS. MAY YOU HAVE BLESSING UPON BLESSING AND THANKFULNESS IN YOUR HEARTS TODAY AND EVERYDAY. Let’s make today fun and light shall we?!? I am sharing a farm to table style setting live…
The Pursuit of Thankfulness

I am not going to pretend to be an expert at thankfulness. I can say I’m pretty good at being an optimist and full of joy, but it’s hard to be thankful. God expects nothing less. As righteous & blameless as this puny human would love to be, I’m still made of flesh. And because of…
Farmhouse Squash Soup

Fall harvest. Those are words of love in my household. Apples, winter squash, kale, collards. Yummy deliciousness… that’s what it is. Fall is my most favorite food season. “I want Squash Soup from Panera” is all I’ve heard for several weeks from friends and family, which has inspired me to breakout my own fall recipes. Brooks and…