Bearing Root

Whether it be work or play, food or fasting, baking or homesteading, may it all be rooted in Christ.

  • Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt without a yogurt button.

    Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt without a yogurt button.

    One way we use the milk we get from our dairy cow is by making homemade yogurt. But you definitely don’t need a dairy cow in order to make your own delicious, healthy yogurt! You can make this recipe using store-bought milk. Yogurt that is both delicious and healthy can be very expensive, especially if…

  • Benefits to Intermittent Fasting

    Benefits to Intermittent Fasting

    This post by no means is a scientific dive into the benefits of intermittent fasting. I would recommend the likes of Andrew Huberman if that’s what you’re looking for. But if you are considering trying intermittent fasting and are curious about some of the benefits, below are just some of the many benefits, very simply…

  • Family Dairy Cow: What You’ll Need for Milking

    Family Dairy Cow: What You’ll Need for Milking

    When we got our first dairy cow, we had no experience with cows or milking. We purchased a miniature jersey, Molly, because we had read that they were easy to work with and, while they were smaller than a typical jersey cow, they produced about the same amount of milk but required less feed.  When…

  • DIY Workout Sled

    DIY Workout Sled

    Since middle school, I’ve enjoyed lifting weights and have absolutely loved fitness. I played sports throughout high school and became involved in bodybuilding during my college years. Throughout that college bodybuilding period, I had access to gyms with fancy equipment and never had the need, or desire, to build exercise equipment for myself.  Throughout my…

  • Cloth Diapers

    Cloth Diapers

    When we found out we were pregnant with our first baby, Noah, we pretty quickly decided that we were going to use cloth diapers. I knew that cloth diapering would save us a lot of money in the long run. Noah is now 15 months and we are still using them, and we also have…

  • Why “Bearing Root”

    Why “Bearing Root”

    In the Gospel books, our Lord Jesus gives us a parable that we as Christians ought to know and understand. There is a beautiful paradox in what I just said; we ought to know and understand this parable and yet, we cannot understand this parable without the grace of God, which is exactly what this…

Welcome to Bearing Root!

Just a few years ago, my wife and I moved from the Bay Area to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. We bought a little three acre slice of land and slowly began turning it into the homestead we dreamt of. Since then we have added many new faces to the homestead – cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, and our two hound dogs. Our family of two has also grown, welcoming our first son into the world last Thanksgiving.

As Christians, we strive to do everything to the glory of Christ. Here, we will share our experiences and trials on the homestead, and discuss anything and everything that us normal people enjoy in this life, but through a biblical lens. We hope you enjoy our little slice of the internet!