Hope For The Home

02/02/2026

Anyone else have mounds of laundry after a busy weekend? And what is it with the mystery of missing socks? I’ve done laundry most of my life and I am convinced I will never will solve this crime. ☺️
With all this dry air and static, we found some missing pairs on the inside of a few sweaters today, but I still have about 20 socks without a mate. 🤷‍♀️

I like to hang dry my laundry, and most of the year you can find me assembling the clothes on the line unless it’s 2*. 🥶 Hang drying also helps with the static, but especially today since it is supposed to be in the upper 50s.

Thanks to Papa Danny for making my clothesline all those years ago. We’ve saved a lot of money using the fresh air. ☀️
Yay for sunshine too because we are enjoying the snow for a little while longer. ❄️

01/28/2026

Trying to raise children in peace can be a challenge when the world is burning down. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Don’t borrow trouble. Today has enough problems of its own.” You can turn off the noise. You can choose to listen to encouraging messages. You can choose friendships who uplift and motivate the people around them. And in turn be the friend who will rejoice when they rejoice, and weep when they weep. Creating a peaceful home doesn’t mean you have to live in a cave or be uninformed about the world around you. It just means there’s a time and place for everything. Young children don’t need to live in fear of what’s happening tomorrow. Train them to be aware of their surroundings. Teach them how to respond to the world’s hatefulness. But don’t cultivate anxiety and fear where they should feel the safest. There will be opportunities in their life to see and hear of the atrocities in this world. Your timing is everything. Parents today have to approach their world so differently than the generations before them. Children have a lot of ideological views being thrown their way, and parents are having to decide how much technology should be available to their children. We are the first generation to be handed brand new issues that no one before us had to worry about. Parents today have to decide the balance of what their children should know, at how early of an age, and at what season of life it’s appropriate. Information given to them should be incremental. When the world is in shambles, use a portion of difficult circumstances to shape their views toward being generous with what is given to them, being helpful to those in need, and having a joyful spirit as they serve others who are hurting. It’s not easy watching the world burn, but I’m positive that we aren’t the only generation of parents that have ever had to endure suffering for one another. Teach your children to be able to have endurance in hard times. Soft manhood isn’t an option.

While my young boys can sit and have tea parties with their sisters, my other boys are outside using a chainsaw and chopping wood so we stay warm tonight.

Stay faithful.
Natalie 🫶🏻

01/27/2026

Prayers for these two today. They’re headed out again for another mission’s journey. I’m thankful their flights were scheduled AFTER all the bad weather ceased. Their connections haven’t been too delayed.

I know some of you have reached out to help support in whatever way you can. We are thankful to those whom have invested in different ways. You know who you are. 🙏

01/26/2026

I woke up this morning and it was -10*. The animals were all warm on their beds of hay, the kids were toasty by the fire, and the sunrise over the snow-covered landscape was beautiful.

2 years ago today, we were remodeling another bathroom. Jason rerouted the plumbing and we found a leak we didn’t know about. I’m thankful for handy men. I’m glad we are on the other side of that project. And I’m sure glad we weren’t doing it with -10* and snow covered roads. Today, most of our local stores are closed.

The sun will come out and melt the ice off the trees in due time. In the meantime, stay safe, stay warm, and help your neighbors. We can use more kindness in our country right now. With all of what you’re seeing in a small portion of our country, we can do our part in our local communities to contribute. Some don’t have heat, or any way to get the supplies they need. We need to focus on doing what we can in our corner of the world, not taking up a cause for things we do not have control over.

Pray for those being truly persecuted. Pray for truth to be revealed. Pray for the lies to be exposed. Pray for our military and their families. Pray for God’s hand of protection. And pray for peace.

01/24/2026

This is just a small piece of my interview with Lois Fahl. Head over to Hope for the Home on YouTube where I have all the podcasts in one place for her full story. Link will be in my highlight “podcast.”

Lois talks about her personal testimony as a wife, mother, and a life of ministry. She has a beautiful love story with her beloved Joe. Lois is one of my favorite people in the world. Not only is she the kindest soul, but she has given her entire life to loving the people around her that God has placed in her life.

Stay faithful friends.
Learn from the people that trailblazed before you. And use your gifts where it matters.

💛Natalie

Lois Lorraine Fahl

01/23/2026

https://youtu.be/n2QrS6K-VtI?si=ifZMDMhTJpwfP9X6

I have a moment to catch up with everyone. The winter weather is coming in this evening and I wanted to touch on a few things I’ve been seeing all around me ...

01/16/2026

The reason why public school in America started…

01/15/2026

https://youtu.be/92fLCcSHbdw?si=T8f7vIU9gkHIWHB8

Welcome to this year’s Christmas play that the McBride family presents annually for our local community since 2013. A Son is Given has a unique meaning to us...

01/06/2026

Well, the entire McBride Tribe, except for 2, are down. We made it all last year without anything so I guess we were due.

Mama and Daddy had some IVs this afternoon. Pray our recovery is quick. It will be interesting to see who feels well enough to milk in the morning. My 5 year old offered to help do chores. I may just take him up on that. 😁

For those that are scheduled to come to our home this week, come at your own risk. I’m totally serious! 😂 We love you enough not to pass anything on. For those scheduled via zoom, we are happy to continue with the week as planned.

“Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”
James 5:14-15

01/05/2026

Another amazing adventure!

Ark Encounter

01/02/2026

We’ve been looking forward to a few days of great fellowship, good food, and some much needed down time.
November and December were very FULL in the best way possible. And even though January started out with a bang, it’s been so rewarding to see God continue to be faithful in ways we never expected.









Ken Ham

01/01/2026

If you know you know.

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