About Paula’s Journey to Simple Life

Hi! I’m Paula – follower of Jesus, wife, mother and grandma. Simple Life on Hawthorn is where you can find ideas for simple living, simple food, simple gardening, simple DIY, simple homesteading and simple faith. Join me on my journey of growing food, building a homestead, cooking healthy food and enjoying a simple faith-filled life.

A simple life, to me, is a way of life. It’s about stewarding the land, being self-sufficient, cultivating a family life and just getting back to the basics. I am a simple, country girl at heart and love creating new things from the ground up. This blog is a glimpse into my everyday life – a place to share my journey of living a simple life.

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My husband, Ron, and I built our “new” farmhouse on 37 acres in 2006. We are middle school sweethearts and married 36 years ago, right after graduating from college. We have always been DIYers and we also work together in our home renovating business. Yes, we flip houses. All three of our children are married with families of their own. We have been blessed with 7 (soon to be 8) beautiful grandchildren. We love Jesus, love our family, love volunteering and love our Simple Life on Hawthorn.

I have many interests and love trying new things, but all are centered around my family and home. Many new projects are on the horizon here on the homestead. I enjoy finding the beauty in the simple things in life.

Welcome to Simple Life on Hawthorn – a journey of finding the extraordinary in the everyday, ordinary simple life.