Hearth & Helm

We welcomed our fourth child—a sweet, squishy baby girl to the family on Saturday. We are smitten. 🥰

A huge congratulations to our own Karissa and her family on the birth of their 4th child!!! 🤍⚡

NEW - University of Michigan will stop issuing real letter grades to "curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals." Letter grades will still be tracked internally for compliance and academic honors, but they will not appear on transcripts or count toward grade-point averages. Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/xd5mmv6qfc/ @disclosetv

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White Oak Creators Guild proudly presents our second song contest of the year! Put your musical talents to work and win a cash prize with $200 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. The theme is Awakening. To rouse from a state of slumber into renewed awareness. To leave the cave of shadows for a new perception of reality. To capture the feeling of personal, spiritual or cultural rebirth, igniting the fire that leads to an ancestral awakening of our people. Deadline will be October 3rd. Rules: 1. No Generative AI 2. Submitted songs must be original and unreleased compositions made, or completed, in 2026 3. Instrumentals are welcome, though songs with vocals are more likely to win DM us directly though this channel or email us at WhiteOakCreators@protonmail.com to get involved. Help spread the word by sharing us around and be sure to give White Oak a follow for more updates!

For those that don't know: I weave on a loom and sell my wares, which are posted on my telegram channel. This supplements my family income as a homeschool mom. I currently have three lightweight summer shawls available made from raw silk and organic cotton and hand dyed yarns. I'd like to find homes for them. I offer a sliding scale price point for our Folk to help make my work available to various people in various situations. The complete info for each shawl can be found on my Loom Woven channel. If this interests you or anyone you know, I'd really appreciate a visibility boost. Thank you! 🤍 https://t.me/LoomWoven

Hearth & Helm Ep 2 Birth Between the two of us, we've been blessed with 9 children! In this episode we discuss all things related to birth. We share several of our own birth stories, including Sarah's recent birth which we now jokingly refer to as The Odyssey. Grab a cup of coffee and get cozy, this is a long one. Creating a birth plan Birth situations and locations Midwives, doctors Induction High risk pregnancy Post partum baby care decisions Advocating for yourself in a crumbling healthcare system And much more...

Very excited to see this podcast is back. One of the original folkish podcasts, two very wise ladies setting an example for our folk sisters. https://t.me/hearth_and_helm/169

Thank you for the kind words!

I had a great time chatting with Mark Collette on his show today. Thank you Mark! https://rumble.com/v7dq30u-patriotic-weekly-review-with-hypatia.html

Thank you for having me on the show today, Mark!!

Normalize slower mornings with excellent read alouds and bonding with your children 🤍 So grateful to be able to homeschool my children. I cannot imagine how soul sucking public school would be for them.

Getting six quarts of chipotle beef in PC before 9:30AM 💪🏻. I was loading up the canner while my kids staggered out this morning. We can enjoy coffee/tea a breakfast, start some homeschooling—all while the PC does its thing. Every day I’m just tackling one small food prep project and whatever gets done gets done until baby decides to make their appearance. Canning does not have to be an all day ordeal. Small batch canning is what works best for me as a soon-to-be Mom of 4 who homeschools. Even if I get bulk produce or the garden is producing, I will tackle one small project a day until it’s all preserved. Often times I will prep everything the night before (do all my pealing/chopping) place it in the fridge and all I have to do the next morning is fill my jars. This will be nice to make burrito bowls with rice, tacos with the sourdough tortillas I put in the freezer last week, can open a jar of home canned dried beans and bone broth to make a soup, etc. for easy dinners in those postpartum weeks.

Looking for a guest for our upcoming homeschool episode! I have been homeschooling for over ten years, and Karissa has been for several years. We are doing an episode on homeschooling soon. If you are a homeschooler and would like to record with us, let us know! Dm the channel 📚

The garden is pumping out state fair winners. Peak summer 🌞

Keep an eye out for an upcoming childbirth episode! We will touch on these topics and much more.